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    Jan 28, 2003, 07:37 PM
    California inheritance law?
    I am married and live in California. I have inherited some money from my father and I want to know if this inheritance is community property or does it just belong to me alone?
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    Nov 17, 2007, 12:25 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by AmyEmmert
    I am married and live in California. I have inherited some money from my father and I want to know if this inheritance is community property or does it just belong to me alone?
    California has community property law; but, only if he knows about the $$
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    Nov 17, 2007, 12:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by AmyEmmert
    I am married and live in California. I have inherited some money from my father and I want to know if this inheritance is community property or does it just belong to me alone?
    Property acquired during marriage by "gift, bequest, devise, or descent" (i.e. inter vivos or testamentary gift or intestate succession) is the acquiring spouse's separate property. [Ca Const. Art. I § 21; Ca Fam § 770(a)(2)]
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    Nov 17, 2007, 03:07 PM
    Thank you judy and excon
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