Legal Advice on Community Property

  1. Estate Planning: Community Property vs. Separate Property

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    When planning an estate in a community property state like California, identifying what is community property vs. separate property is a critical issue because it goes to the right of the person creating the estate plan to give away that property when they die. Orange County lawy...

  2. How does the California Community property system work?

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    In California everything required during a marriage is considered community property except anything acquired by gift or inheritance. It doesn't matter who made the contribution during the marriage both spouses contributions are presumed equal and both parties are entitled to a d...

  3. Legal Separation v. Dissolution

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    - CA is a community property state. - Under CA law, there is a presumption that all property acquired during marriage is community property. - Whether acquired by the husband or wife, each party has an undivided one-half interest in the CP asset. - Often times we're asked what ...

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