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Community property law applies in determining whether property and the income it produces is community property or separate property if (1) in the case of income from ...

Property acquired during marriage is presumed to be community property. Property acquired before marriage, by gift or by inheritance, is presumed to be separate property. Kenishirotie / Getty Images ...

Question: My husband and I are filing for divorce in 2025. My attorney told me that we can file “Married Filing Separately” or “Married Filing Jointly” for 2024. Can you please give me the basics ...

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 ...

Dear "Always Thinking": Nice try, but you can't convert community property to separate property without your spouse knowing about it. Otherwise, it would happen in just about every divorce. Separate ...

Question: My wife and I recently filed for divorce and, according to my attorney, it will not be finalized until well into 2023. I am told that we can file “Married Filing Separately” or “Married ...