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Division of Property

Elaine J. Harrison - Alameda Property Division Lawyer

Divorcing couples must deal with property division. Often one of the most contentious divorce-related issues, complex property division requires the skill of an experienced family law attorney. Attorney Elaine J. Harrison has over 16 years of experience in divorce matters. Her practice focuses on representing men, who are often at a disadvantage in divorce legal proceedings.

Contact her law office in Alameda to schedule a consultation regarding property division in California.

Property Division in Divorce

Divorcing men who are financially successful can be unfairly targeted in divorce and property division. While even today, women are often perceived to be the weaker sex, and property division determinations are made often favoring the female. Attorney Elaine Harrison focuses exclusively on protecting men's rights in divorce and property division matters.

California requires the designation of community and separate property in the equitable distribution of property:

  • Community property (or marital property) is any property acquired by spouses during the marriage.
  • Separate property is any property acquired by individual spouses separately before the date of marriage

Property division becomes especially complex when separate property generates community property. For example, an individual spouse may have a started a retirement account before the date of marriage, but if the spouse contributed to it during the marriage, it may be considered community property.

Attorney Harrison works with clients determining the division of pensions, IRA's, retirement accounts, bank accounts, other tangible assets, and debts. She also assists clients with complex property division which requires business valuation. She is a smart negotiator who takes a practical approach to property division and related matters.

For a consultation, contact attorney Harrison's law office in Alameda.

Law Offices of Elaine J. Harrison
Redwood Square, Suite F
1336 Park Street
Alameda, California 94501
Toll Free: (888) 830-5109
Telephone: (510) 629-4045
Fax: (510) 865-4462
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Oakland, CA divorce lawyer Elaine J. Harrison represents men in dissolution of marriage cases involving community property and separate property characterization issues, child custody and child support problems, restraining orders, mediation, and spousal support issues; she also handles prenuptial agreements, paternity actions, and domestic violence restraining orders.

East Bay Area family law attorney Elaine Harrison serves clients in Alameda County, Contra Costa County Superior Court, Martinez, Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, Pleasanton, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, San Ramon, Danville, Piedmont, Fremont, Orinda, Walnut Creek and Concord California.

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