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 ...

Living in a community property state may not make a difference to you if you're single, but it might if you're married or planning to be soon. Community property states handle the division of assets ...

If you live in a community property state with your spouse, or if you had lived in a community property state with your spouse for any prior period of time, the assets accumulated while there have ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

While California’s marital property system is often discussed in the context of divorce, the distinctions between community property and separate property are also relevant on the death of a married ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...