My husband has legal problems (owes money) and the state takes our tax refunds, and go into our bank account and takes money. I have bounced checks, and gone into debt because of this. Is there anything i can do to protect my money besides divorce??? we live in california.
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i dont want to protect his side of the money he should take care of this business. i just want to know if there is anything i can do for the money i make.
2007-08-07 18:42:28 · 5 answers · asked by mariposa 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Sadly, no -- once a tax lien has been filed, the state (or the feds) can raid your money all they want, no matter how much financial havoc it raises.
The exception is that if you can show you fall below a certain poverty level, you can get them to put a hold (stay) on the claims and allow you to pay it off over time.
If the issue is federal, you can file an offer in compromise to try and get fixed payments. I don't know if California state does this.
As for the community property split -- there are some things you can try, but no guarantee of them working. Write me offline and I'll try to explain.
2007-08-07 18:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to divorce. Get an account in just your name so you know how much money is in there and you can pay the bills.
2007-08-07 18:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short of divorce, I can't think of anything. California is a community property state, and community property includes debts.
2007-08-07 18:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close the account. File your taxes seperately.
2007-08-07 18:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by billingspets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Opening your own account is all that i can think of. Check this link... its a messege board kind of site and a lot of professional can give you better info.
www.findlaw.com
Good luck.
2007-08-07 19:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Get This 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋