How Do Courts Like to Divide Community Property?

Rock Rocheleau

Published On: 24 January, 2022

The goal of the courts is to divide community property as equitable as possible. In this video, divorce attorney Meredith Weiner provides an overview of how the courts divide community property. It is not necessarily a fifty-fifty split.

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Division of Assets,

Division of Debts

Divorce attorney Rock Rocheleau explains how the courts use an A/B list to divide property. The courts will have one party write out two lists of personal property. There will be an A list and a B list. It is important that the property is equally divided on the lists because the second party will get to choose which list they prefer.

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