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<\/a>The California Supreme Court on July 20, 2015 ruled that it is necessary for divorcing couples to live in different residences\u00a0in order to claim separate property and qualify as legally separated.<\/p>\nUnder California family law, the income and property each spouse acquires during a marriage is considered community property to be divided between them during a divorce<\/a>. However, couples often separate years before they divorce, removing all their earnings after separation from consideration when determining community property. When the couple separates, each spouse gets to keep whatever they accumulate.<\/p>\n According to the Supreme Court guidelines, a couple that continues to reside in the same house cannot qualify as separated when dividing assets. The ruling reinforces a bright-line rule, which makes the establishment of individual residences the minimum requirement to legally define when a couple is separated and income and property are no longer shared.<\/p>\n The ruling provides some clarity to everyone involved in the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The California Supreme Court on July 20, 2015 ruled that it is necessary for divorcing couples to live in different residences\u00a0in order to claim separate property and qualify as legally separated. Under California family law, the income and property each…<\/span><\/p>\n