§ 780 Personal Injury Damages Allocation

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. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)