What are the divorce laws in Arizona regarding division of cash and property?

Many people get confused on the Arizona divorce law on cash property. However, it is not a very complex law to understand. The thing is that in Arizona all property is considered community property in the event of marriage. This means that anything you or your spouse own during a marriage is divided in half during the divorce. There are of course always going to be exceptions to this rule. However for the most part if it something that is acquired while you are both married, it is then the property of both of you. Items such as cars and houses and such are all treated as community property and thus the cash equivalent is used to determine what the value of the property is when settling the divorce.

Exceptions to the Rule

There are some items that would be considered exceptions to the community property law and as long as the person claiming it was not community property is able to meet the burden of proof, then that item is not included when providing for the divorce settlement. Here are some of the exceptions to the rule:

• Items received through a will are in most cases not considered community property if it can be proved as such
• Items received by way of an inheritance that is exclusive
• If you receive a gift that is exclusive to you

These are the primary exceptions to the community property law. Even items acquired or owned in other states are subject to the community property law in Arizona.