Family,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 29, 2020
Brace for impact: The death of the title presumption in community property
Knowing when an asset or liability is community or separate property is essential, not just in a divorce but also in debtor-creditor and probate actions. The outcome of a dispute involving a bankruptcy can depend on the character of property, as seen in an opinion last week by the California Supreme Court.
Christopher C. Melcher
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Knowing when an asset or liability is community or separate property is essential, not just in a divorce but also in debtor-creditor and probate actions. The outcome of a dispute involving a bankruptcy can depend on the character of property, as seen in the opinion last week by the California Supreme Court of In re Brace, 2020 DJDAR 7719 (July 23, 2020). The debtor in
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