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Work-Related Compensation

Learn about characterization rules applicable to work-related compensation, including wages and retirement benefits.

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The type of property most frequently acquired by spouses during marriage is financial compensation for labor. Recall that under the community property presumption, property acquired by either spouse during marriage is presumed to be community property. Consequently, as a general rule, compensation for either spouse’s expenditure of effort, time, and skill during marriage is characterized as community property. California statutes and caselaw elaborate on that general rule, providing...

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