Riverside County Family Law Attorney
Family Law Lawyer in Riverside County
When seeking a skilled Riverside County family law attorney, it can be confusing to determine which lawyer could best serve your needs when you require the drafting of an agreement to protect your assets in a relationship. Not all lawyers are skilled in the area of carefully drawn agreements, and often they are created by a paralegal or other assistant, and you may rarely even meet with the attorney. This is not the case with Harvey A. Sitzer, Esq. At our firm, you will be assisted by the lead attorney. This intimate, close-knit law firm provides our clients with top quality legal assistance at an affordable price, and has been helping individuals in Riverside County for over 25 years with such agreements. These legal documents can become of utmost importance in the future if the relationship ends, and must be carefully written when you are hoping to protect your property, bank accounts and other assets if a marriage or relationship comes to an end.
Family Law Attorney Serving Riverside County: Harvey A. Sitzer, Esq.
No one ever hopes or rarely believes that a new relationship, whether a marriage, common law marriage or domestic partnership could end with a legal situation. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon and it is prudent to take measures to protect those assets that you own should this occur. There are countless individuals that later regret failing to create a legal agreement to protect themselves in court in cases when claims are made against personal assets in a relationship break-up. We have all heard of high-profile cases in which one individual in a marriage loses millions of dollars in a divorce; even those of us who own property such as a family home or have inherited assets should take legal action to protect these assets when involved in a relationship or marriage in California. Whether a prenuptial agreement, postnuptial agreement, cohabitation agreement, marital contract or domestic partnership agreement, Attorney Harvey A. Sitzer can assist you.
California is a community property state, and this generally means that assets and income acquired after a marriage become “marital property”. However, if you own the home that becomes the family home after marriage, this property can easily become considered marital property, and is quite likely if a divorce should occur. In fact, if you have private income and some or all of it is used for the survival of the family or marriage, this also could be deemed to be “marital property” in a divorce. Take steps to protect yourself and your heirs from the loss of personal property, whether in a divorce, a domestic partnership ending or even cohabitation. Any close relationship in which personal assets are shared has the possibility of a legal claim later if the relationship end.
Contact Riverside County Family Law Attorney Harvey A. Sitzer, Esq. if you need a legal agreement to protect your personal property, bank accounts, income and other assets when entering into or during a relationship.