Property division in a divorce depends on whether the state follows community property or common law rules. In community property states, most assets acquired during the marriage belong equally to ...

Arizona is a community property state and community property law controls the division of all assets of your marital estate. Community property law sets forth a presumption that all real and personal ...

If you live in a community property state, you may need to make certain adjustments to your tax return to satisfy this special ownership requirement. Community property is a type of joint ownership ...

Under Washington law, all property acquired by either spouse during their marriage is presumed to be community property. Property owned by a spouse prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by ...

Texas is a “community property” state; but all property in Texas is not “community property”. In Texas, each spouse can have his or her own “separate” property, which generally consists of property ...

When it comes to sharing property with another person, there are a few different forms of legal ownership to choose from. Of these, two common shared estate ownership options include joint tenancy and ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Submit your questions to news@kplctv.com. Civil matters only, please. QUESTION: I bought a Mobile home and land. I put both in mine and my wife’s names. We divorced one year ...

Q. I had a condo prior to my second marriage. I remarried and had an attorney make out a will leaving the condo to my son. I sold the condo and bought a house in my name, using funds from the condo ...

If you're married and living in Idaho, the distinction between community property and separate property isn't just a legal ...

As our society becomes increasingly mobile, property issues become more and more complex. Joshua Rubenstein, of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, provided a comprehensive summary of the pressing concerns in ...

Texas has a little-known estate planning technique available to spouses – the Community Property Survivorship Agreement. Here is how it works: Both spouses sign a written agreement that all or part of ...