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Can an ex-spouse who lives in Mexico have a right to community property in California now that ex-husband has passed away?
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∙ 13y ago
No. Divorce severs the legal relationship between the parties. Once a couple has been divorced there are no community property rights between them. Their community property should have been divided as part of the divorce and once the divorce was final each has no claim to the estate of the other.
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You were married when your parents died you then divorced your husband The heirs of the estate divided the property Does your exhusband have to sign along with your signature to your part of the prope?
No. What you inherit is yours, not his, and it isn't community property.
Does California still recognize community property?
Yes. California is a community property state. COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES • Arizona • California • Idaho • Louisiana • Nevada • New Mexico • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin Alaska is an opt-in community property state; property is separate property unless both parties agree to make it community property through a community property agreement or a community property trust.
Is California a community property state?
Yes. In the United States there are ten community property states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
Is it community property if the inherited property was not in a community property state?
Inherited property is not generally considered community property. However, if the property is located in another state, the property laws in that state govern. For example, California is a community property state. If the married couple from California inherited land in massachusetts, that land would not be held as community property since Massachusetts is a separate property state. If the California wife purchased property in her own right in massachusetts it would not become community property of the marriage. Massachusetts law would govern the ownership of the property.
Is California community property state?
Yes.
Is Alabama a community property state?
No. In the United States there are ten community property states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.Oklahoma is not a community property state.
In California if the spouse dies and have a credit card in his name and not mine am i responsible for his bills.?
It depends on if California is a community property state or non-community property state.
If one partner in a marriage buys property without the other is it community property?
It is community property if you live in a community property state. COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES • Arizona • California • Idaho • Louisiana • Nevada • New Mexico • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin
What determines common law marriage and community property rights in the state of California?
California does not recognize common law marriage. Community property rights can only be acquired through a legal marriage. Community property rights are governed by state law.
If a spouse quitclaims a property in California do they have any community property rights to it at all?
no there are no rights
What states are community property?
COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES • Arizona • California • Idaho • Louisiana • Nevada • New Mexico • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin Alaska is an opt-in community property state; property is separate property unless both parties agree to make it community property through a community property agreement or a community property trust.
Is MA a community property state?
No. In the United States there are ten community property states:AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaIdahoLouisianaNevadaNew MexicoTexasWashingtonWisconsin
