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One of the most common questions we receive about California divorce law is, “What does ‘separate property’ mean?” Let’s take a closer look at dividing property in a divorce, and how the rules of separate property come into play. What is Separate Property? Separate property is a specific category of assets which are generally not …
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After a lifetime living in California, I was surprised to discover that most states are not community property states. We only give legal advice on California law, but according to our friends at Wikipedia, “the United States has nine community property states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Alaska has …
In 1941, Alfred Hitchcock made “Mr. & Mrs. Smith“, a screwball comedy that airs from time to time on TCM or AMC with the beautiful Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery (who later played TV Dad on the “Father Knows Best” series and real life Dad to Elizabeth Montgomery from the original Bewitched). The premise concerns …
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Date of Separation The “date of separation” is very important for community property purposes, because property acquired after the date of separation is not subject to the legal presumption that it is community property. Similarly, debts incurred by a married person after the date of separation are not necessarily community obligations. The date of separation …
How does a California Court determine the “Date of Separation” in a divorce case? Read More »