Community Property
A property division system where assets and debts acquired during marriage are owned equally and divided 50/50 upon divorce.
Example
As a community property state, California divided all marital assets equally between them.
Jurisdiction Variations
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Community Property
One of 9 community property states; also recognizes 'quasi-community property'
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Community Property (civil law regime)
One of 9 community property states; based on French/Spanish civil law
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Community Property
One of 9 community property states
Marital Property (functionally community property)
Wisconsin adopted Uniform Marital Property Act — equivalent to community property
Opt-in Community Property
Alaska allows couples to opt into community property via agreement (not default)
Community Property Trust
Tennessee allows community property trusts but is not a community property state by default