Community property is a state-level legal distinction of a married person's assets, such as property acquired during the course of a marriage.

A deed of trust beneficiary usually feels pretty confident with the validity of the deed as long as it is signed by an owner of the property. But when the property constitutes community property of a ...

If you live in a community property state with your spouse, or if you had lived in a community property state with your spouse for any prior period of time, the assets accumulated while there have ...

Learn how community land trusts offer affordable housing and reduce wealth gaps. See global examples of how they have been ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Tennessee residents, whether they realize it or not, have ...

The Florida legislature is currently in the advanced stages of enacting legislation that will make critical changes to the Florida Trust Code. The legislation (SB 1070/HB 609) would enact the Florida ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The new Florida Community Property Trust Act, which was ...

On June 29,2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to create the Florida Uniform Directed Trust Act (FUDTA) and the Community Property Trust Act (CPTA). The legislation was effective July 1, ...

Under Washington law, all property acquired by either spouse during their marriage is presumed to be community property. Property owned by a spouse prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by ...

In 2010, the Tennessee legislature passed the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act. A Tennessee Community Property Trust is a trust that permits resident and nonresident married couples to convert ...