Property Division

Since California is a community property state, most assets acquired during marriage are considered marital property to be divided in the case of a divorce. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule, including inheritances. To maintain an inheritance as...

Emotional issues often drive people's decision to end a marriage, but the divorce process entails many important financial considerations. Once a couple splits, each party must establish a new household with a single income, which could be difficult in many housing...

Since California is a community property state, debts and assets acquired during a marriage are generally considered shared marital property. This means if that marriage ends in divorce, those debts and assets will in general be equally divided between the two by a...

While going through divorce in California, a couple can face many points of difficulty as decisions are made about belongings, assets, liabilities, custody and support. Unfortunately, some problems won't crop up until the settlement has long since been formalized,...

Most divorces in California and around the country are settled amicably and quickly, with the estranged couple reaching an agreement on property division and other issues and submitting it to the court for its approval. A long-running divorce case in New York, though,...

California couples who are going through a divorce may be worried about more than just child custody, spousal support and property division. Many people have pets that they consider to be part of the family. When a couple separates, there is often conflict over who...

Many California couples who are getting divorced in court understand that assets from the marriage will be split. However, it's less commonly known that debt will be split among the spouses as well. Similar to other property obtained during the marriage, debt will...