CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Family Residence/Real Property
......Joint Tenancy
.........True Joint Tenancy Property
5 Cards On This Topic:
  • Joint tenancy property is owned in equal shares.
  • In partition actions, court may make equitable compensatory adjustment for unequal contributions.
  • True joint tenancy property owned prior to marriage is not subject to the Family Law Act and must be apportioned.
  • No reimbursement can be ordered, absent agreement therefor, once true joint tenancy is found to exist.
  • Division of parties’ interest in premarital joint tenancy property in the dissolution action.