In a proceeding for division of the community estate, the court has jurisdiction, at the request of either party, to divide the separate property interests of the parties in real and personal property, wherever situated and whenever acquired, held by the parties as joint tenants or tenants in common. The property shall be divided together with, and in accordance with the same procedure for and limitations on, division of community estate.
Cal. Fam. Code § 2650
JOINTLY HELD SEPARATE PROPERTY
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 76 Cal. App. 4th 1378 - Mitchell v. Mitchell (1999)
Most recently applied in 127 Cal. App. 4th 858 - In Re Marriage of Weaver (March 2005)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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