CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Community Property Issues
......Debts/Obligations/Reimbursement
.........Statutory Provisions
............Assignment/Liability
 10 Cards On This Topic:
  • Liabilities shall be characterized and assigned pursuant to Fam. Code §2551.
  • Educational loans assigned without offset to party who received education.
  • Tort liability assigned per Fam. Code §1000.
  • Liability of c/p for tort damages.
  • If debts exceed assets, excess debts may be assigned equitably.
  • Premarital debts assigned to incurring party.
  • Postseparation debts are s/p obligations, unless incurred for necessaries of life at a time when no support order or agreement in effect.
  • Debts incurred after judgment but before status termination are s/p obligations.
  • Debts not for benefit of c/p assigned without offset to spouse who incurred.
  • Statutory notice re wills, assignment of debts, credit card liability, etc. required in petition and judgment.


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