Saturday, November 23, 2019

Property Division by State: There are nine community property states

Divorce.net reports:
There are nine community property states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. In these states, all property of a married person is classified as either community property (owned jointly by both spouses) or the separate property of one spouse. Marital property refers generally to all of the property acquired by either or both spouses during the marriage. Separate property refers to any property the spouses acquired separately before the marriage or after separation (or in some states after divorce). Separate property also includes any gifts or inheritances acquired by either spouse at any time. There are exceptions to these general rules, which are spelled out in each state's property laws.

At divorce, community property is generally divided equally between the spouses, while each spouse keeps his or her separate property.
Different states: different rights.