Except as provided in Section 781 and subject to the rules of allocation set forth in Section 2603, money and 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 such damages, is community property if the cause of action for the damages arose during the marriage.
Cal. Fam. Code § 780
Damages for Injuries to Married Person
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 34 Cal. App. 4th 1025 - Meighan v. Shore (1995)
Most recently applied in 205 Cal. App. 4th 372 - Farag v. Arvinmeritor, Inc. (April 2012)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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