California Community Property Student Aid

Charlotte K. Goldberg (Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles) has recently published the second edition of her book entitled California Community Property — Examples and Explanations.

Here is the publisher’s description of the book:

Using the Examples & Explanations pedagogy and FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)—an original tool for understanding the complexities of California Community Property—Charlotte Goldberg presents an effective and timely overview of California’s community property system.

• FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)—a class-tested, unique tool for determining, under California law, whether marital property is to be considered community or separate property
  • The FITS acronym helps students to understand the roles that funds, intentions, and titles play in characterizing property as either separate or community
• the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy combines straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered
• meticulous treatment of joint titles and reimbursement, featuring examples thoroughly illustrating all possible scenarios, including retroactivity
• coverage of tangible and intangible property, such as businesses, educational degrees, goodwill, and pensions
• premarital agreements and recent amendments to the Premarital Agreement Act

Updated throughout and with many new examples, the Second Edition features:

• major developments regarding retroactivity of the Family Code—affecting premarital agreements, fiduciary duty, and domestic partnerships
• several new cases clarifying premarital agreements and fiduciary duty
• new case decision regarding celebrity goodwill
• coverage of Family Code §4 and §2640(c)