Do I have a claim to half of my wife’s retirement after 12 years of marriage?
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Do I have a claim to half of my wife’s retirement after 12 years of marriage?
Asked on February 22, 2012 under Family Law, California
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Hong Shen / Roberts Law Group
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You may. But there is too little info to answer your question. It must be determined what kind of retirement, when she accumulated the retirement, among other things. Basically you are entiteld to half of the community property accumulated during marriage, regardless of time. Some of the federal programs cannot be divided by a state court.
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