Selling a House in or After Bankruptcy in California
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances If you are facing bankruptcy – or coming out the other side of it – the question that keeps you up at night is usually about the house. Can you keep it?…
Can You Sell the House During a Pending Divorce in California?
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Many couples want to sell the house before the divorce is final – to stop the mortgage drain and split the cash. You often can, but there are rules: both spouses generally…
Sell, Buy Out, or Defer: Dividing the House in a CA Divorce
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Once you know the home is community property, the question becomes how to divide it. In California there are three main paths – sell, buyout, or deferred sale – each with trade-offs.…
Community Property and the Marital Home in California
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances The first question in any California divorce involving a house is whether it is community property – because that determines how it is divided. Here is how California’s community-property rules apply to…
Selling the House in a California Divorce
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Few parts of a divorce are harder than deciding what happens to the house. For most California couples it is the largest thing they own together, and it carries memories along with…
Capital Gains on an Inherited or Investment Home (Step-Up Basis)
How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances If you inherited a home, or you are selling an investment property, the capital-gains picture is different from a primary residence – and for heirs, often far better than expected, thanks to…