Family: Premarital Agreements
California Family Code sec. 1610: “As used in this chapter: (a) “Premarital agreement” means an…
Family: Reimbursable Expenses
“In the division of the community estate, unless a party has made a written waiver…
Family: Property Owned by One Spouse Before Marriage
“For the purpose of division of property on dissolution of marriage or legal separation of…
Family: Exceptions to Equal Division
“Though the court is required to equally divide community property assets and liabilities, there are…
Family: Payments of Debts After Separation
“The court has jurisdiction to order reimbursement in cases it deems appropriate for debts paid…
Family: Tort Liability
“Both during the course of marriage and in the division of assets and liabilities in…
Family: Debt/Liability Following Judgment
“A debt incurred by either spouse following the date of the entry of a judgment…
Family: Debts Incurred During Marriage
“Except as expressly provided to the contrary, community property is liable for a debt incurred…
Family: Premarital Debts
“In addition to dividing assets, the court must characterize debts as separate or community and…
Family: Division of Property
“Once a determination has been made that property is community property, quasi-community property or quasi-marital…