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How to Hide Money From a Spouse – Protecting Your Finances

From Hiding to Perjury If you lie during discovery or deposition to hide assets, whether in a divorce or other legal case, you are breaking the law. The crime is perjury, and it is a punishable crime. Outside of discovery, there is another term for lying about finances while married, called financial infidelity. It refers […]

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What to Do if Your Spouse is Hiding Assets

Where to Find the Assets Our Previous article, Spouses Trying to Hide Assets in a Divorce showed you ways spouses hide assets. This article will highlight ways to protect yourself from the most commonly hidden asset, cash. If you believe your spouse is hiding assets, there are ways to uncover at least some of it, […]

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When a Spouse Tries to Hide Assets in a Divorce

Who Hides Assets in a Divorce When divorcing, the California court wants you to divide everything fairly equally. That is a lot harder to put into practice. Once you loved your spouse and shared debts and assets. Now, you feel hurt and stressed and want the divorce finalized. When a spouse attempts to hide assets […]

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HFLG Six Steps Case Process-2nd Installment

In this installment we will review the first two steps of Hittelman Family Law Groups six step case process. We will explain why each step is important and necessary, and continue through Steps three and four. When you’re facing a crucial personal issue or event that demands choosing an attorney, like Steve Hittelman and the […]