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Using the Examples & Explanations pedagogy and FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)—an original tool for understanding the complexities of California Community Property— Charlotte Goldberg presents an effective and timely overview of California’s community property system. FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title) —a class-tested, unique tool for determining, under California law, whether marital property is to be considered community or separate property the FITS acronym helps students to Understand The roles that funds, intentions, and titles play in characterizing property as either separate or community the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy combines straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered meticulous treatment of joint titles and reimbursement, featuring examples thoroughly illustrating all possible scenarios, including retroactivity coverage of tangible and intangible property, such as businesses, educational degrees, goodwill, and pensions premarital agreements and recent amendments To The Premarital Agreement Act Updated throughout and with many new examples, The Second Edition features: major developments regarding retroactivity of the Family Code —affecting premarital agreements, fiduciary duty, and domestic partnerships several new cases clarifying premarital agreements and fiduciary duty new case decision regarding celebrity goodwill coverage of Family Code §4 and §2640(c) Designed and written For The needs of students, Examples & Explanations: California Community Property, now in a Second Edition, combines the time-tested E&E pedagogy with a class-tested tool of analysis that makes an enormous difference in the depth and quality of students’ understanding of California community property law.

Using the Examples & Explanations pedagogy and FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)—an original tool for understanding the complexities of California Community Property— Charlotte Goldberg presents an effective and timely overview of California’s community property system. FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title) —a class-tested, unique tool for determining, under California law, whether marital property is to be considered community or separate property the FITS acronym helps students to Understand The roles that funds, intentions, and titles play in characterizing property as either separate or community the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy combines straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered meticulous treatment of joint titles and reimbursement, featuring examples thoroughly illustrating all possible scenarios, including retroactivity coverage of tangible and intangible property, such as businesses, educational degrees, goodwill, and pensions premarital agreements and recent amendments To The Premarital Agreement Act Updated throughout and with many new examples, The Second Edition features: major developments regarding retroactivity of the Family Code —affecting premarital agreements, fiduciary duty, and domestic partnerships several new cases clarifying premarital agreements and fiduciary duty new case decision regarding celebrity goodwill coverage of Family Code §4 and §2640(c) Designed and written For The needs of students, Examples & Explanations: California Community Property, now in a Second Edition, combines the time-tested E&E pedagogy with a class-tested tool of analysis that makes an enormous difference in the depth and quality of students’ understanding of California community property law.

With a unique, comparative approach and a problem-based pedagogy, Community Property helps students grasp the different ways each community property state address issues. The book follows a hypothetical couple, presenting issues such as premarital agreements, separate property business, divorce, and the like, and shows how each of the nine community property states would analyze the problem with statutes and representative cases. Interesting, accessible, contemporary cases illustrate important principles, and helpful charts in every chapter summarize how each community property state treats the concepts. Author Charlotte Goldberg has over thirty years of teaching experience and writing expertise; she is the author of the successful Examples and& Explanations: California Community Property, as well as numerous law review articles on family law and marital property. Community Property's manageable length makes it perfect for two-credit courses. Well-crafted Problems and Discussion Questions help students test their knowledge and facilitate class discussion, and a comprehensive Teachers Manual includes answers to questions and problems as well as teaching suggestions. Features: Unique problem-based, comparative approach o helps students grasp the various ways community property states address issues Interesting, accessible cases focus on current cases illustrate important principles Helpful charts in each chapter summarize how each community property state treats the concepts Author Charlotte Goldberg more than 30 years teaching experience and writing expertise author of the successful Examples and& Explanations: California Community Property author of numerous law review articles on family law and marital property Manageable length for two-credit courses Well-crafted Problems and Discussion Questions help students test the

This thorough casebook provides a deep and current analysis of California Community Property issues in a format proven effective through years of successful use in the classroom. When you review Community Property in California, Fouth Edition, you will notice these strengths: outstanding authorship from a recognized expert - Grace Ganz Blumberg draws on her expertise in both community property and family law comprehesive coverage suitable for preparation For The California bar examination and for California practice in the areas of divorce, decedents' estates, And The debtor-creditor law a balanced presentation that combines cases, notes, problems, and other materials to make the casebook both accessible and enlightening inclusion of comparative materials, including the uniform Marital Property Act And The American Law Institutues Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution concise Teacher's Manual helps instructor's prepare for class the Fourth Edition reflects: California's revision of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, In response to Marriage of Pendleton & Fireman and Marriage of Bonds the consequences of concealing assets at divorce, illustrated by Marriage of Rossi important statutory developments in the law of non-marital cohabitation And The series of statutes creating rights for domestic partners survivorship community property, The new hybrid of community property and joint tenancy the demise of the estate tax, with concomitant changes in the 'stepped-up basis' rules

Traces the historical development of the community property concept. Also introduces basic classification principles, including limitations on the classification process. The remaining chapters deal with the consequences flowing from the classification of property as community or separate, including management and control rights and responsibilities, creditors' rights, and distribution of property on the termination of the community. The 9th Edition contains a new section dealing with same-sex unions and domestic partnership legislation. Further ramifications and problems are explored in the notes to the cases.