Community property is a state-level legal distinction of a married person's assets, such as property acquired during the course of a marriage.

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 ...

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In most states, assets -- including retirement accounts -- built during marriage are considered "marital property" and can be ...

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 ...

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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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 ...