General Provisions Related to the Division of Property – California Globe

General Provisions Related to the Division of Property – California Globe

Division 7, Part 2, of the California Family Code concerns general provisions related to the division of property in this state. Section 2550 provides that, with certain exceptions, in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, the court is required to divide the community estate of the parties equally. Section 2551 requires the court to characterize liabilities as separate or community and confirm or assign…