
Community of property divorces must address joint estates, judge rules
Dissolving a marriage in community of property while deferring questions about the joint estate is neither conceptually sound nor workable.

Dissolving a marriage in community of property while deferring questions about the joint estate is neither conceptually sound nor workable.

The General Laws (Family Matters) Amendment Bill will empower the courts to order fair asset transfers in marriages out of community of property without accrual.