(WA) Husband is selling all of his assets ahead of divorce

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My husband and I are about to file for divorce. Key word: about to. We only talked to lawyers and will file this week. We still live together and don’t have any kids. We’ve been married for 25 years so most, if not all, of his assets were acquired after marriage. From what I understand, those assets would be split between us. My husband told me explicitly when we realized that divorce was the solution, that he will make sure I don’t get a penny of his. Today I found out my husband started “selling” his assets to family member of his and friends. For example, he sold his 2 vehicles to his brother for $550 each (cars are worth around $25k each). Then, he sold his watches to his dad for $700 total even though they are worth over $50k.

It’s Sunday so I cannot talk to a lawyer until Tuesday when we have an appointment and I would like some input. Is this legal? These assets are in his name only, so I guess he is entitled to sell them but what happens if at the divorce he is basically left with zero assets? Are we going to split my assets? Thanks!!