
Mission Viejo Property Division Lawyer
Worried About Property Division in Divorce?
The division of property is often an issue of contention in divorce. As this is a community property state, the process of dividing marital property is part of the process, and can be fairly simple or very complex, particularly in high net worth divorces, or in marriages of long duration. The term "community property" refers to the fact that under state law, both spouses have equal ownerships of all of the assets acquired during marriage. Some exceptions include:
- Property that was obtained by gift or inheritance;
- Property acquired after a legal separation;
- Property owned prior to the marriage;
- Property that was specified as non-marital property in a pre-marital agreement.
If community property has included contributions from both parties, whether these contributions were equal or not, this property will be divided equally in a property settlement. It can be a complex matter to sort out "who gets what." It is important that you have legal representation that will protect your right to your share of the marital property, and will help you to take action to retain any separate property, which can be an issue, particularly in marriages of long duration.

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