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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 1Pt. 14Ch. 15§ 27400 Community Property Benefit Rights

§ 27400 Community Property Benefit Rights

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§ 27400 Community Property Benefit Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •When a married couple splits up, the court can decide how to split their retirement money from the Cash Balance Benefit Program.
  • •The same rules apply to couples who are registered domestic partners if they break up or separate.
  • •The court makes sure both people get a fair share of the retirement money they earned together.

Example

A husband and wife decide to get a divorce after 10 years of marriage.

During their marriage, both worked and saved money in the Cash Balance Benefit Program. The court will look at how much money they saved together and decide how to split it fairly between them.

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§ 27400 Community Property Benefit Rights

(a) This chapter establishes the power of a court in a dissolution of marriage or legal separation action with respect to community property rights in benefits under this part and defines the rights of nonparticipant spouses in the Cash Balance Benefit Program. (b) For purposes of this chapter, the termination, dissolution, or nullity of a registered domestic partnership, or the legal separation of partners in a registered domestic partnership, as provided in Section 299 of the Family Code, shall be treated in the same manner as a dissolution of marriage or legal separation of a member and his or her spouse. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 418, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

dissolution of marriagelegal separationcommunity property rightsCash Balance Benefit Programregistered domestic partnership

Related Statutes

  • § 27402 Retirement Account Division Rules
  • § 22650 Domestic Partner Property Rights
  • § 27401 Nonparticipant Spouse Benefits
  • § 27403 Nonparticipant Spouse Benefits
  • § 27404 Nonparticipant Spouse Benefit Rights

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 27400.
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