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Community property states

You can only hold a community title if you are married and even then this only exists in nine different states. You will find community property laws in:

Arizona
California
Idaho

Louisiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin

Anything that is purchased as a married couple, during the marriage is considered to be communal property. This means that both parties own an equal share of the property or assets. When one spouse dies his or her half will automatically become the property of the surviving partner unless otherwise states in his or her will. And no one can sell their half of this communal property and if for any reason one would like to transfer some of the property to another party both husband and wife will have to sign the deed.

It can be quite a challenge to divide communal property at the time that divorce takes place. All of the couples assets will be considered and anything that was acquired during the marriage will have to be split evenly no matter who it was that did the actual purchasing or why. If you are getting divorced in a communal property state you will to get a lawyer with plenty of experience in order for them to help you sort through everything.