CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Family Residence/Real Property
......Improvements
.........Improve S/P With C/P
............Reimbursement Denied/Limited
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Community not entitled to reimbursement for improvements made to W's s/p residence during marriage.

C/P entitled to reimbursement for improvements to one spouse's s/p only when done without consent of other spouse.

No right to reimbursement where one party uses c/p to improve other party's s/p, absent agreement.

If one party uses c/p to improve his/her s/p, c/p entitled to reimbursement in amount equal to that expended, or increase in FMV, whichever greater.

If c/p used to pay incidental expenses on s/p, reimbursement limited to actual amount used; but, if for improvements, then compensated for increased value.