Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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In any marriage, the partners owe a duty of care to one another. As part of this duty, they implicitly agree that they won't lie to one another, defraud one another, or hide essential matters from one another. The duty continues even after separation and until the final divorce. If your spouse (or your former spouse) has failed in these duties of candor, you may have a legal action based upon this breach of fiduciary duty.

Come to the offices of Barry Fischer, Attorney at Law in Los Angeles, California. For more than 20 years, attorney Fischer has been helping people in Southern California. We can successfully resolve even your most complex and complicated family law matters. Contact our offices today to schedule a free, confidential consultation with an experienced family lawyer.

Handling All Situations Involving A Breach of Fiduciary Duty

"Breach of a fiduciary duty" is a term more commonly associated with business partners. It also applies to marital relationships.

• If one partner fails to pay the mortgage and does not inform the other, ultimately resulting in the loss of property, this dishonestly may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty.
• If one spouse uses jointly-owned property as collateral to obtain a loan without informing the other, this may constitute a breach of the duty.
• If one spouse forges the other's signature to refinance jointly owned property, that spouse may be committing fraud in addition to breaching the fiduciary duty.
• During divorce, both spouses are legally obligated to disclose their assets and liabilities. The omission of assets may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty. If this isn't discovered until after the case is resolved, this failure to disclose information may result in a set aside judgment or an award to you of 100% of the assets plus attorney fees.

If your spouse has been stealing from you, or placed you in a situation where you have outstanding financial obligations you never agreed to meet — you may have legal recourse. Come to our offices today to discuss your concerns.

For a free consultation with Barry Fischer, Attorney at Law, call 877-600-4LAW (877-600-4529) or contact us online.