Under Washington law, all property acquired by either spouse during their marriage is presumed to be community property. Property owned by a spouse prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by ...

If you live in a community property state with your spouse, or if you had lived in a community property state with your spouse for any prior period of time, the assets accumulated while there have ...

Dear Liz: You’ve mentioned that in community property states, a couple’s primary residence gets a full step-up in tax basis when one spouse dies. Does this require that the title to the property ...

Community property states offer a distinct tax advantage for couples’ assets when one spouse dies. But if you live in a common-law state, there’s some good news: Several states have passed statutes ...

Nine community property states give spouses equal ownership of assets acquired while married. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...