My question involves personal finance in the State of: California
My spouse asked me for a divorce about three months ago. The past years we were doing taxes together until 2014, now on the side I managed to save my own money (cash) in which through time people were coming to me for loans for personal use. Since I have had bad experience in the past, I lend it to people with the agreement to repay me back with 15%. I did the written agreement with their personal information and signature. I do have the amount documented, the length of the loan, date of the time it was given, currency, signature, social, and as well driver license (government I.D). My spouse found the forms, photocopied them, and hid them from me. Now that the divorce process is about to take place, he is asking for 50% or else he will use that against me in court to ensure I go to jail. The reason he wants to do this is with the intention of making sure I do not file for spousal support since we been married for 27 years. Can I tell the judge that money was given to me through inheritance from a relative from a foreign country? In which I am able to obtain proof of that money, Is he entitle to that money? According to an attorney is that it is not considered illegal since it was the conditions that people accepted as a personal favor.

