CALIFORNIA: Thank you in advance for any advice. My wife was arrested last year for a major felony. Bail was set high because of the amount stolen, and bail cost me $55k and a lien on my house, plus legal fees for a "1275"-hearing, and combined with the cost of a criminal defense lawyer, I'm broke.

Long story short, my wife pled guilty, and then skipped her sentencing hearing. That was last week and we haven't seen her since. Her lawyer got the judge to delay revocation of bail for 3 days to give us a chance to find her. But she has disappeared completely, and bond is likely to be revoked tomorrow or Monday. The bond company isn't too thrilled, because the housing market here is weak, and the sale of my house will still leave them at a loss. They are being courteous enough, and have their star "bond recovery agent" which I guess means "bounty hunter" on the case, but I am being told that I will be charged for the expenses of the recovery whether they find her or not!

My questions: A) What is the longest period a judge can refrain from revoking bail? My wife has serious mental problems, and this has been raised in court, and the judge seems sympathetic to this, so is there some way I can write a letter or ask for a hearing to keep bail from being revoked? B) Can the bond company really charge me for the bounty hunter's expenses? C) Can the bond company sue me for the loss they'll take if my wife doesn't show up? I've already paid them $50k which is nonrefundable even if my wife shows up at court tomorrow, and if bail is revoked, they'll have my house too, but the bond agent I am dealing with is saying that I'll still owe about $100k even if my house sells right away for its appraised value. Don't they have insurance? Isn't that the risk of being in the bail bond business? D) Let's say my wife returns home in 2-3 months, or a year, and is sentenced and serves her time. Can bail be reinstated? Meaning, is there any way to get my money/house back if she comes back? Is there a statute of limitations on this? E) Does divorcing my wife make any difference? I'm going to divorce her regardless, and the bond company made it very clear that I was responsible for her no matter what, but is there any angle here to be played?

Thank you for your answers and advice in advance. And I apologize if I don't reply right away to any requests for additional information. I'm pretty much out looking for my wife 24/7, as you can understand. THANK YOU!!