Are my personal assets vulnerable to any damages in a lawsuit if my husband kills someone while drunk driving? 2 Answers as of January 13, 2012

If my husband hurts or kills someone while he is drunk driving and we are legally separated, are my personal assets vulnerable to any damages that might be awarded in a lawsuit?

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Lutwin & Lutwin, LLP | Joel M. Lutwin
I do not think you have to be concerned if you have separate property- or a house in your name and your husband's as tenants by the entirety (eg. john smith and mary smith his wife).
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 1/13/2012
Law Offices of John Carney
Law Offices of John Carney | John Carney
You are liable until you are divorced and they cam come after joint bank accounts, jointly held property, and marital assets. If you transfer them now it will be a fraudulent and illegal transfer to avoid paying damages. Drunk driving is like firing a gun at a moving train and hoping no one gets hit by the bullets. It is a very serious crime and if someone was killed he is looking at a long prison term and millions in damages.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 1/11/2012
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