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Management and Control of Real Property

Learn the scope of each spouse’s right to manage and control community real property, including the right to transfer real property.

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Just as both spouses have equal rights to manage and control community personal property, both spouses also have equal rights to manage and control community real property. Recall that real property is fixed property like land and buildings. It also includes related property interests, such as leases of land and buildings. For many spouses, their real property interests will be their most valuable assets. Also, real property transactions tend to be more heavily regulated than personal...

Lessons

1. Welcome to California Community Property
  • Welcome to California Community Property
2. Property in the Marriage Context
  • Creation of the Marital Economic Community
  • Community Property Versus Separate Property
  • The Characterization Process
3. Characterizing Property
  • Work-Related Compensation
  • Business Interests
  • Other Personal Property
  • The Marital Home
  • Title Forms for Real Property
4. Management, Control, and Liability
  • Management and Control of Personal Property
  • Management and Control of Real Property
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Liability for Debts
5. Modifying Rules by Agreement
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Defenses to Premarital Agreements
  • Transmutation Agreements
6. Distribution on Dissolution or Death
  • The Dissolution Process
  • The Impact of Separation
  • The Distribution of Assets and Debts on Dissolution
  • Spousal and Child Support
  • The Distribution of Assets and Debts on Death
7. Nonmarital Relationships Affecting Property
  • Registered Domestic Partnerships
  • Void and Voidable Marriages
  • Marvin Relationships