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HomeProbate CodeDiv. 1Pt. 2§ 66 Quasi-Community Property Definition

§ 66 Quasi-Community Property Definition

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§ 66 Quasi-Community Property Definition

This law says that some stuff a dead person owned counts like community property for the surviving spouse, even if the dead person lived in another state when they got it.

Key Takeaways

  • •Quasi‑community property is property that would be community property if the dead person lived in this state.
  • •It includes personal stuff anywhere and real estate located in this state, whether bought before or after death.
  • •It also covers property exchanged for other property, as long as the exchange would have created community property under the same rule.

Example

John lived in State A, married Mary who lives in this state, and bought a car while living in State A. John dies. The car is treated as quasi‑community property for Mary.

Even though John got the car while living out of state, the law says it is treated like community property for Mary because John would have owned it as community property if he had lived here.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 66 Quasi-Community Property Definition

“Quasi-community property” means the following property, other than community property as defined in Section 28: (a) All personal property wherever situated, and all real property situated in this state, heretofore or hereafter acquired by a decedent while domiciled elsewhere that would have been the community property of the decedent and the surviving spouse if the decedent had been domiciled in this state at the time of its acquisition. (b) All personal property wherever situated, and all real property situated in this state, heretofore or hereafter acquired in exchange for real or personal property, wherever situated, that would have been the community property of the decedent and the surviving spouse if the decedent had been domiciled in this state at the time the property so exchanged was acquired. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

Quasi-community propertycommunity propertydecedentsurviving spousedomiciled

Related Statutes

  • § 100 Community Property Division Rules
  • § 28 Marital Property Ownership Rules
  • § 101 Quasi-Community Property Division
  • § 102 Spousal Property Restoration Rights
  • § 103 Spousal Property After Simultaneous Death

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Probate Code. Section 66.
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