California does not recognize common law marriage. Community property rights can only be acquired through a legal marriage. Community property rights are governed by state law.
It is community property if you live in a community property state. COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES • Arizona • California • Idaho • Louisiana • Nevada • New Mexico • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin
Inherited property is not generally considered community property. However, if the property is located in another state, the property laws in that state govern. For example, California is a community property state. If the married couple from California inherited land in massachusetts, that land would not be held as community property since Massachusetts is a separate property state. If the California wife purchased property in her own right in massachusetts it would not become community property of the marriage. Massachusetts law would govern the ownership of the property.
Property owned prior to marriage is not considered community property unless it was converted to community property by some action by the parties.Property owned prior to marriage is not considered community property unless it was converted to community property by some action by the parties.Property owned prior to marriage is not considered community property unless it was converted to community property by some action by the parties.Property owned prior to marriage is not considered community property unless it was converted to community property by some action by the parties.
A British citizen living via Green Card status in California with a US wife has community property rights in California. Even if the property was owned by one of the partners before the marriage, once you are married in California the law says it belongs to both of you.
The term community property state means that the community property in a marriage divided equally between the two parties when there is a divorce. This property usually does not include property owned before the marriage.
In a community property state property purchased after marriage becomes the property of both parties.Community property rules govern in community property states. Property ownership is different in separate property statesand those rules allow a spouse to acquire separately owned property in some cases.
No, community property refers only to that property that is gained during the marriage. However, if you use community property or income earned during the marriage to continue mortgage payments, to improve, etc, then a portion of it does become community property.
If the property was purchased during the marriage it is community property if you live in a community property state.
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Yes, If the debts were incurred outside a community property state during marriage, the collection can be enforced. All it takes is the signature of one of the spouses to 'bind the community'. Where the marriage occurred is not relevant, all states recognize legal marriages performed in other states. However, if the debt(s) belong to only one of the couple before the marriage then the community property laws would apply only to debts and/or property incurred in CA. There could be grounds for appeal regarding the enforcement of community property laws under these conditions.
A non-community property state is a separate property state.A non-community property state is a separate property state.A non-community property state is a separate property state.A non-community property state is a separate property state.
Yes. California is a community property state. COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES • Arizona • California • Idaho • Louisiana • Nevada • New Mexico • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin Alaska is an opt-in community property state; property is separate property unless both parties agree to make it community property through a community property agreement or a community property trust.