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Cal. Fam. Code § 771 — Separate Property

Cal. Fam. Code § 771

Type
Statute
Source
California Family Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2017-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The earnings and accumulations of a spouse and the minor children living with, or in the custody of, the spouse, after the date of separation of the spouses, are the separate property of the spouse.

Citator

Cal. Fam. Code § 771 — Separate Property is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The earnings and accumulations of a spouse and the minor children living with, or in the custody of, the spouse, after the date of separation of the spouses, are the separate property of the spouse.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the earnings and accumulations of an unemancipated minor child related to a contract of a type described in Section 6750 shall remain the sole legal property of the minor child.