In Arizona, an increase in the value of separate property during a marriage can be either separate or community property depending upon whether the spouses were segregating separate from community property in Arizona. Arizona...

In Arizona, when a spouse uses separate property to purchase property taken in the name of both spouses, it is presumed to be a gift. The intention of the couple also plays a significant role in the property division in...

In Arizona, courts presume that property a couple acquires during the marriage is community property. A spouse can overcome this with clear and convincing evidence. In Kingsberry v Kingsberry 379 P.2d 893 (1963), the Arizona...

Under Arizona law, when one spouse earns profits from separate property, those profits are either community or separate property (or a combination of both). They are community property to the extent they are earned...

Generally, the abandonment of a marriage or leaving the marital home does not impact community property rights in Arizona. However, there is one situation when abandonment of a marriage can impact community property rights....

When one spouse earns profits from their separate property, those profits are classified as either separate property or community property. They are community property only to the extent to which they are earned through a...

In Arizona, property acquired by spouses during the marriage is usually presumed to be community property. But, is this the case when a married couple holds property as joint tenants with the right of survivorship? In re...

Under Arizona law, when community assets benefit one spouse’s separate property, the community can obtain reimbursement in a divorce. Does the same rule apply when the community ends because of one spouse’s death? What is...

Under Arizona law, when one spouse earns income from separate property, that income is usually considered separate property. However, if the spouse does not keep them separate from community funds, the court can...

In Arizona, property acquired during a marriage is presumed to be community property. During a divorce, the judge divides a couple’s community property equitably between them. However, it is not always easy for the court to...