Property Classification


.	Property	Classification	Why
.	A computer your spouse inherited during marriage	Your spouse's separate property	Property inheritd by one spouse alone is separate property.
.	A car you owned before marriage	Your separate property	Property owned by one spouse before marriage is separate property.
.	A boat, owned and registered in your name, which you bought during your marriage with your income	Community property	It was bought with community property income (income earned during the marriage)
.	A family home, which the deed states that you and your wife own as "husband and wife" and which was bought with your earnings	Community property	It was bought with community property income (income earned during the marriage) and is owned as "husband and wife"
.	A camera you recieved as a gift	Your separate property	Gifts made to one spouse are that spouse's separate property
.	A checking account owned by you and your spouse, into which you put a $5,000 inheritance 20 years ago	Community property	The $5,000 (which was your separate property) has become so mixed with community property funds that it has become community property.