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Timestamp: 2017-11-24 14:45:03
Document Index: 34598601

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 770', '§ 780', '§ 852', '§ 910', '§ 1102', '§ 2550', '§ 2551', '§ 2552', '§ 2580', '§ 2581', '§ 2603', '§ 2622', '§ 2640', '§ 2641']

STATE TYPE FOR PENSION DISTRIBUTION: California is a "community property" state.The courts in California will divide the community property of the parties equally after setting aside to each spouse that spouse's separate property. Community property is presumed to be all property acquired by the parties during the marriage and held in joint form. This presumption may be rebutted by a clear statement in the title by which property is acquired that the property is separate and not community property or by proof that the parties have a written agreement that the property is separate property.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 770
1) All property owned by the person before marriage.
2) All property acquired by the person after marriage by gift, bequest, devise, or descent.
3) The rents, issues, and profits of the property described in this section.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 780
Except as provided in Section 781 Fam. and subject to the rules of allocation set forth in Section 2603 Fam., money and other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judgment for damages for personal injuries, or pursuant to an agreement for the settlement or compromise of a claim for such damages, is community property if the cause of action for the damages arose during the marriage.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 852
CAL. FAM. CODE § 910
CAL. FAM. CODE § 1102
(a) Except as provided in Sections 761 Fam. and 1103 Fam., either spouse has the management and control of the community real property, whether acquired prior to or on or after January 1, 1975, but both spouses, either personally or by a duly authorized agent, must join in executing any instrument by which that community real property or any interest therein is leased for a longer period than one year, or is sold, conveyed, or encumbered.
1) The sole lease, contract, mortgage, or deed of the husband, holding the record title to community real property, to a lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer, in good faith without knowledge of the marriage relation, shall be presumed to be valid if executed prior to January 1, 1975.
2) The sole lease, contract, mortgage, or deed of either spouse, holding the record title to community real property to a lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer, in good faith without knowledge of the marriage relation, shall be presumed to be valid if executed on or after January 1, 1975.
(e) Nothing in this section precludes either spouse from encumbering his or her interest in community real property, as provided in Section 2033 Fam., to pay reasonable attorney's fees in order to retain or maintain legal counsel in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal separation of the parties.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2550
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2551
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2552
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2580
a) It is the public policy of this state to provide uniformly and consistently for the standard of proof in establishing the character of property acquired by spouses during marriage in joint title form, and for the allocation of community and separate interests in that property between the spouses.
b) The methods provided by case and statutory law have not resulted in consistency in the treatment of spouses' interests in property they hold in joint title, but rather, have created confusion as to which law applies to property at a particular point in time, depending on the form of title, and, as a result, spouses cannot have reliable expectations as to the characterization of their property and the allocation of the interests therein, and attorneys cannot reliably advise their clients regarding applicable law.
c) Therefore, a compelling state interest exists to provide for uniform treatment of property. Thus, former Sections 4800.1 Civ. and 4800.2 Civ. of the Civil Code, as operative on January 1, 1987, and as continued in Sections 2581 and 2640 of this code, apply to all property held in joint title regardless of the date of acquisition of the property or the date of any agreement affecting the character of the property, and those sections apply in all proceedings commenced on or after January 1, 1984. However, those sections do not apply to property settlement agreements executed before January 1, 1987, or proceedings in which judgments were rendered before January 1, 1987, regardless of whether those judgments have become final.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2581
a) A clear statement in the deed or other documentary evidence of title by which the property is acquired that the property is separate property and not community property.
b) Proof that the parties have made a written agreement that the property is separate property.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2603
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2622
(b) To the extent that community debts exceed total community and quasicommunity assets, the excess of debt shall be assigned as the court deems just and equitable, taking into account factors such as the parties' relative ability to pay.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2640
(a) "Contributions to the acquisition of the property, " as used in this section, include downpayments, payments for improvements, and payments that reduce the principal of a loan used to finance the purchase or improvement of the property but do not include payments of interest on the loan or payments made for maintenance, insurance, or taxation of the property.
(b) In the division of the community estate under this division, unless a party has made a written waiver of the right to reimbursement or has signed a writing that has the effect of a waiver, the party shall be reimbursed for the party's contributions to the acquisition of the property to the extent the party traces the contributions to a separate property source. The amount reimbursed shall be without interest or adjustment for change in monetary values and shall not exceed the net value of the property at the time of the division.
CAL. FAM. CODE § 2641
1) The community shall be reimbursed for community contributions to education or training of a party that substantially enhances the earning capacity of the party. The amount reimbursed shall be with interest at the legal rate, accruing from the end of the calendar year in which the contributions were made.
2) A loan incurred during marriage for the education or training of a party shall not be included among the liabilities of the community for the purpose of division pursuant to this division but shall be assigned for payment by the party.
1) The community has substantially benefited from the education, training, or loan incurred for the education or training of the party. There is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that the community has not substantially benefited from community contributions to the education or training made less than 10 years before the commencement of the proceeding, and that the community has substantially benefited from community contributions to the education or training made more than 10 years before the commencement of the proceeding.
2) The education or training received by the party is offset by the education or training received by the other party for which community contributions have been made.
3) The education or training enables the party receiving the education or training to engage in gainful employment that substantially reduces the need of the party for support that would otherwise be required.