California Family Code

§ 781

FAM § 781 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Money or other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judgment for damages for personal injuries, or pursuant to an agreement for the settlement or compromise of a claim for those damages, is the separate property of the injured person if the cause of action for the damages arose as follows:

(1)After the entry of a judgment of dissolution of a marriage or legal separation of the parties.

(2)While the injured spouse is living separate from the other spouse.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 10. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.