Discover the differences between common law and community property states in marital property division during divorce. Learn what counts as marital property.

A divorce requires separating the assets that the couple acquired while married. Especially if spouses do not have a prenuptial agreement, they may need to navigate rules surrounding community ...

Louisiana is a community property state, wherein spouses are considered joint owners of nearly all assets and debts acquired in marriage. In the event of a divorce, assets acquired during the marriage ...

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In a marriage in community of property, both spouses jointly own a single estate in equal, undivided shares. However, what many couples fail to consider is that the death of one spouse triggers the ...

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 ...

What you don’t know about your mortgage could hurt you. In Washington State, we are not a “title state.” Accordingly, placing your spouse’s name on the title of a separate real estate does not ...

Location, location, location is not just vital in real estate. Where you live also can have critical tax implications for your taxes, especially for married couples. There are two very different kinds ...

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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 ...