Category Community Property

Saba v. Khoury

The Drahos/Barnett formula provides a consistent baseline for determining the community's interest in a spouse's separate property

Property acquires character at the time at which the right to obtain title occurs, not when legal title is conveyed

The trial court may require one spouse to obtain a life insurance policy to ensure the equitable division of a pension

The promise to remain married is not sufficient to justify an unequal division of property in a post-nuptial agreement

The court must conduct a fairness hearing on a Rule 69 agreement unless it can determine from the record that the agreement is fair

A structured settlement agreement for one spouse's personal injury claim may be a valid and enforceable postnuptial agreement

A spouse is not entitled to reimbursement of voluntary payments of separate funds toward community obligations

Severance package accepted by husband post-service but pre-decree was his separate property

Dividing the family's Bitcoin stash has become a major source of contention in divorce cases