Division of Property

California Divorce and Family Law Attorneys

California is a community property state. Community property is defined as the earnings of both parties and property acquired with those earnings during marriage, exclusive of all gifts and inheritances, including the marital portion of pension or retirement plans. Community property is normally divided equally 50-50, therefore the husband and wife should both receive roughly one-half (1/2), of the community property.

Separate property generally includes:

• Property owned and/or acquired prior to the marriage;
• Property that was inherited by one of the spouses or;
• Property that was a gift to one spouse;
• Property owned and/or acquired after the Date of Separation

When dividing property in a divorce, if separate property belongs to the party who acquired and/or earned that property, the other spouse has no claim to that separate property.

The experienced divorce attorneys at the South San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley Law Offices of Thomas Chase Stutzman, A Professional Corporation have the experience and skill to help clients determine the full value of the marital property to be divided, making sure all relevant property is included, and helping to protect separate property. The firm has particularly extensive experience in real estate and business-related issues in divorce proceedings.

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