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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Law Office of </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">F.ANDREKITA SILVA</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">_______________________________________________________ </span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">May 5, 2024</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeff,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven’t had that situation. But, I believe that if a debt was incurred for community purposes, a creditor could require repayment by the community. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I believe whatever portion was incurred after the existence of the community would be vulnerable. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe others have experience otherwise? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">andrekita </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Seattle, Washington 98101-2509</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">206-224-8288</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">On 2024-05-03 14:00, <a href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a> wrote:</span>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Listmates:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Second marriage. 4 years before marriage, H takes out a HELOC secured</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">by H's separate home. After marriage, he draws on the HELOC. PR</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">demands surviving spouse pay her one-half of the HELOC outstanding</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">balance, and then PR will get H's home. I know in divorce settings,</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">draws taken out after marriage, on a pre-marriage HELOC, can be</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">characterized as community debt, but is a surviving spouse required to</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">payoff her community portion of the debt?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeff Davis</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">W. Jeff Davis</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">BELL & DAVIS PLLC</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Attorneys at Law</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">P.O. Box 510</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sequim WA 98382</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Phone: (360) 683.1129 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fax: (360) 683.1258 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">email: <a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.bellanddavispllc.com</a> [<a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1</a>]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged,</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">message in error, please e-mail the sender at</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com">info@bellanddavispllc.com</a> or call 360.683.1129.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">------</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">[1] <a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.***</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">_______________________________________________</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">WSBAPT mailing list</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a></span></blockquote>
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