What Happens If I Get Legally Separated and Live in a Community Property State?
The laws of a state impact the manner in which property is divided during a divorce. Most states follow a set of laws called equitable distribution. A minority of states, however, distribute marital property using guidelines known as community property laws.
In community property states, any property that a couple acquires during the marriage is said to be owned equally by each spouse.
This means that even if a couple is separated, any property that can be considered community property will continue to partially belong to each spouse until a divorce is finalized.
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