Family: Uncontested vs. Contested Dissolution
“In an uncontested dissolution: Respondent files Response, parties resolve all issues [without a] trial. All…
Family: Marital Agreements
“Premarital agreements (FC 1610) are agreements that prospective spouses make in contemplation of marriage that…
Family: Apportionment Cont’d
“When a residence or home is purchased, the purchaser makes a down payment on the…
Family: Apportionment
“Purchasing a home by borrowing the money requires a down payment on the purchase price,…
Family: Division, Tracing & Reimbursement
“In dividing the community property estate the law provides it must be divided equally between…
Family: Community & Separate Debts/Liabilities
“A debt is an obligation, whether based on contract, tort or otherwise, becomes viable at…
Family: Commingling
Commingling is the mixing of separate property assets with community property assets or vice versa.…
Family: Community Property
“Community property is all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person…
Family: Types of Property
“There are six (6) kinds of property: Personal property, real property, separate property, quasi-marital property,…
Family: Holding Title
“There are several different ways that spouses can hold title to real property. The most…