Community property in the United States by Reppy, William A

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Community property in the United States
by Reppy, William A

(#3LESG24)

Hardcover — 2015
Description: xxvii, 487 pages; 26 cm

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From Follett

Includes bibliographical references and index.;Community property : the basic concept and underlying policies -- The nature of community ownership -- Characterizing ownership of property on the basis of agreement -- The role of presumptions in the characterization process -- Establishing separate ownership by manner of acquisition : proof of acquisition by bequest, inheritance or gift -- Proving separate ownership by time of acquisition -- Property interests versus mere expectancies -- Acquisitions on credit -- "Improvements" of separate property with community funds and vice versa -- Problems of tracing : commingling and uncommingling -- Rents, profits, and increase of separate property : problems of apportionment -- Classification of recoveries in tort and insurance claims -- Characterizing career assets -- Equal management of community property -- Dual management -- Fiduciary responsibility of a manager spouse -- Rights of creditors to reach community and separate property -- Problems at divorce -- Dissolution of the community by death -- Invalid marriage and cohabitation -- Community property in conflict of laws -- Community property and constitutional law.

From the Publisher

Now with a new co-author, Sally Brown Richardson, Community Property in the United States is the longest-running community property casebook that discusses community property law in all nine community property states: the eight states that derived their community property systems from Spanish-Mexican or Spanish-French colonial law (Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington) and Wisconsin, which has community property laws based upon the Uniform Marital Property Act.

The casebook covers five main subjects: an overview of what is community property, the classification of property as community or separate, the management regimes used for community property, the effects of termination of a community on community property, and external impacts that affect community property regimes, such as federal preemption and conflicts of law. For each of these broad areas, the casebook uses a comparative approach to examine the similarities and differences between the states so that readers may observe the strengths and weaknesses of the rules in their own state.

Observation of these similarities and differences will enhance the student's understanding of a particular state's law and develop his or her critical faculties. Each chapter ends with real world problems to engage the reader with current issues facing community property jurisdictions.

PowerPoint slides are available upon adoption. Sample slides from the full 47-slide presentation are available to view here. Email crutan@cap-press.com for more information.

Product Details
  • Publication Date: March 1, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: Eighth edition.
  • Description: xxvii, 487 pages ; 26 cm
  • Tracings: Samuel, Cynthia A., author. ; Richardson, Sally Brown, author.
  • ISBN-10: 1-61163-687-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-61163-687-1
  • LCCN: 2014-954899
  • Follett Number: 3LESG24