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certain kinds of recoveries for personal injuries Community property is all property other than separate property. All property owned by either spouse at the time of marriage is presumed to be community property. The party that is asserting the claim of separate property has the burden of proof on that issue.

A court may not divide separate property. Thus, a spouse's separate property remains his or her separate property at the time of dissolution.

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Community property is usually divided "somewhat equally". To the extent that separate property, inheritances and gifts can be clearly established, these usually remain the property of the person who previously owned the separate property or to the person who received the inheritances or gifts. This is usually a situation where establishing accurate facts resolves the problem. However, it is not always easy to establish accurate facts and often co-mingling has occurred.

Separate, non-marital property is all property acquired before the marriage in the sole name of either party, and property acquired by one party solely during the marriage by gift from third persons or by inheritance, or with the proceeds of separate property, as long as the proceeds of such non marital property have themselves been kept separate during the marriage.

Yes, an agreement can be made before, during and after the relationship. Financial Agreements under the Family Law Act can only be used if you marry. Cohabitation Agreements only apply to unmarried relationships.

Gift from a presumptively eligible person to the eligible owner only is considered the eligible owner’s separate property and is allowed. Inheritance given to the eligible owner only is considered the eligible owner’s separate property and is allowed.

Yes. All your assets both separate and community are transferred into your Living Trust but they are not commingled. Separate property assets retain their separate property character while in your Trust. If there is a divorce or dissolution of marriage, all assets come out of your Living Trust in the same way they went in: Community property is divided between the parties and separate property is returned to the party who originally owned it.

There are nine community property states - Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.These states generally regard as community property all property that has been acquired during the marriage, other than a gift or inheritance. Even if one spouse earns all the money to acquire the property, all the property acquired is considered to be community property.

It is important to know what community property the spouses have because in a dissolution case the court is required by law to divide the community property in a fair (not necessarily equal) way. You must be able to show the court adequate proof of what you are claiming as your separate property, as the court must decide which property is separate property belonging to each spouse.

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If parties provide adequate documentation, most courts will trace the origin of funds used to purchase an asset. For example, if a spouse can prove that separate property was used to make a down-payment on a family home, the court may require that the spouse be reimbursed for his or her separate property payment.

No. While gifts given to one spouse by a third party are considered that spouse's separate property, gifts given by one spouse to another spouse are considered marital property subject to the laws of equitable distribution.

Not necessarily. While a court may consider title as evidence of separate property, title in and of itself does not determine whether an asset is separate or marital property. No. An equitable division of marital property is not always an equal division. Rather, the court will divide property between spouses in a way that it considers fair. In the majority of cases, a fair division will be an equal (50/50) division.

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