You better be careful about those big things he's purchasing if it's not paying cash for them because any debt like that while you are married becomes also yours whether you name is on the loan or the credit. Lawyer told me as long as I wasn't separated (living in the same home) that anything purchased on credit becomes my debt also. Lawyer told me that even though I have left & live 2100 miles away 8 years ago that there are some debt that as long as I am married & not legally separated even though I have been gone this long, I could be responsible for even though my name wasn't on it & that was more like medical bills they could actually come after my farm here which was why I put it under an LLC but even that doesn't protect 100%. My lawyer said it just would take it off the radar because unless they look deeper at who is the owner of the LLD. You aren't legally separated & you are living in the same house so you aren't protected against any of his debt he creates....& yes, my marriage was in California
You might want to look at the site regarding divorce property division California being a 50/50 state not an equitable one when it comes to assets & liabilities in the divorce;
http://www.womansdivorce.com/divorce...ty-issues.html
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He went out and bought another big item. I dont understand why he keeps doing this.
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If it's debt that he's creating then it's equally yours. Otherwise it's sort of stupid on his part because all those assets that he pays cash for, are still assets that are to be split in the divorce.
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Disadvantages of Informal Separation
If you and your spouse no longer maintain the kind of relationship where you’re in touch with each other and can take advantage of medical insurance and married tax benefits, it usually makes little sense not to terminate the marriage. If you moved to separate homes five years ago, but you never took steps to formalize your separation, you and your spouse are still liable for each other’s debts in most states. Income is marital property in most jurisdictions as well. Therefore, everything you earned or acquired after you separated is up for grabs in a divorce. The longer you wait, the more property and debts you may each accumulate. In most states, you can’t disinherit your spouse by writing him out of your will, so you run the risk of having him inherit much of what you own, unless you legally end your marriage.
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