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These risks can be mitigated through careful planning around key legal factors, including California corporate, probate, and community property laws, restrictions imposed by your business’s governing documents, and estate, income, and property tax exposure.
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Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
As Somoza supporters fled, their radio stations became community property.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026
If the borrower took out private student loans after getting married and lived in one of those community property states, the situation can be different.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
At least one half of the property — and both halves in community property states — get a new value for tax purposes when a spouse dies.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
As Somoza supporters fled, their radio stations became community property.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026
If the borrower took out private student loans after getting married and lived in one of those community property states, the situation can be different.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
At least one half of the property — and both halves in community property states — get a new value for tax purposes when a spouse dies.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for community property
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“Community property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20property. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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