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According to the city's property tax website the ownership is listed thusly:The Observer wrote:I would guess that a quitclaim or grant deed of some sort was signed at some point by Tommy and given to her to record. But you are right that it isn't going to matter if there were previous encumbrances on the property prior to the date of the signing. Since it is obviously not a joint tenancy, exactly how is the deed titled? I know that property ownership laws differ from state to state and it could effect how much of her *real* ownership might take priority over the federal tax liens if Cryer's liabilities were separate.
Either that, or his 2nd marriage was missing a few documents... like a marriage license...notorial dissent wrote:So we can assume he was as versed in LA law as he was in Federal tax law???
Yes, and apparently under Louisiana communuity property laws, even real property held as separate property will be rebuttably presumed community property. So unless the widow has some compelling evidence why this transfer should be considered her separate property (meaning the 9/10 portion), I don't think she is home free (no pun intended).Kestrel wrote:However, as Wes said, the Community Property rules tend to trump just about everything else. In Louisiana, even if the spouses have clearly defined separate property, the income and debts from that separate property are considered income and debts of the marriage and owned equally by both marriage partners.