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Jan. 29, 2009

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Under our marital property system, sharing and caring are illusory concepts trumped by the right to reimbursement, writes Charlotte K. Goldberg. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Charlotte K. Goldberg

As the California Supreme Court decides whether same-sex marriage is valid in the state, it is appropriate to assess changes to California's marital property system. Our marital property system is called a "community property" system. Community property strongly embraces the "sharing" concept that earnings and efforts of either spouse belong to both. At divorce, community property accumulated through spousal e...

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