California CodesCalifornia Constitution - CONSArticle I — Declaration of RightsSection 21

Property owned before marriage or acquired during marriage by gift, will, or inheritance is separate property.

Notes

Defines as separate property all property owned before marriage and all property acquired during marriage by gift, will, or inheritance. The classification turns on when or how the property was acquired and applies without combining those assets with property otherwise acquired during the marriage.

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Lexinter.net | Cal. Const. art. I, § 21 | https://laws.lexinter.net/constitution/california/article-i/section-21

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