There are 9 community-property states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The 41 remaining states are equitable-distribution states.<\/p>\r\n
In community-property states, all property a person acquires and income he or she earns during the marriage are considered community property. This means each spouse has a 50% interest in this property.<\/p>\r\n
In equitable-distribution states, all property a person acquires and income he or she earns during the marriage are considered marital assets. A spouse has an equitable claim to the property acquired by the other spouse in his or her name during the marriage.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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