California Family Code – Page 5

Transmutation of Marital Property in California

September 28, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 28, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with transmutation of property when characterizing martial property. Section 850 provides that married persons may by agreement or transfer, with or without consideration, transmute community property...

Issuance of Orders in Family Law Cases

September 23, 2025 2:35 amSeptember 23, 2025 2:36 am

Division 10, Part 4, Chapter 2, Article 1 of the Family Code deals with the issuance of ex parte order for the prevention of domestic violence. Section 6320 authorizes the court to issue an ex parte order enjoining a party...

Procedural Provisions in Family Law Cases

September 13, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:28 am

California Family Code Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 3 deals with procedural provisions in cases of nullity, dissolution, and legal separation. Section 2020 requires a responsive pleading to be filed and a copy served on the petitioner within 30 days...

Separate Property in California

September 7, 2025 7:38 amSeptember 7, 2025 7:38 am

Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with separate property. Section 770 states that separate property of a married person includes all property owned before marriage, acquired after marriage by gift, bequest, or...

Community Property in California

September 2, 2025 6:10 amSeptember 2, 2025 6:10 am

Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with community property. Section 760 provides, with certain exceptions, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled...

Property Rights During Marriage

August 29, 2025 2:30 amAugust 29, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 3, deals with property rights during marriage. Section 750 provides that spouses may hold property as joint tenants or tenants in common, or as community property, or as community property with...

The Division of the Community Estate in California

August 12, 2025 2:30 amAugust 12, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Family Code, Division 7, Part 4, deals with special rules for the division of the community estate. Section 2600 authorizes the court to divide the community estate as provided in this part. Section 2601 states that, where...