Although California is a community property state, the courts have special rules regarding settlements from personal injury cases. Personal injury settlements may or may not be considered community property, depending on when the injury occurred.<\/p>\n
If you are considering a divorce, you may be wondering if your spouse\u2019s personal injury award will be considered separate property or community property. In California, any reward that is the result of a personal injury settlement may or may not be characterized as community property. Whether or not a personal injury settlement is classified as community property depends on when the cause of action occurred, not when the proceeds were received by the injured spouse.<\/p>\n
The proceeds of a personal injury settlement are characterized as community property, if the cause arose during the course of the marriage, and before separation. If the cause of action occurred outside of this time frame, the proceeds of the settlement are (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although California is a community property state, the courts have special rules regarding settlements from personal injury cases. Personal injury settlements may or may not be considered community property, depending on when the injury occurred. If you are considering a…<\/span><\/p>\n