community property
(in some states) property acquired by either spouse, or both together, that is considered by law to be jointly owned and equally shared.
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Even the community of experts who are charged with conserving, curating, and studying these artifacts have, Steve Twomey has put it sometimes failed “to treat rare collections as community property instead of as a cultural ATM.”
Forget Art and Gems, Thieves Make Discreet Millions at the Library | Candida Moss | May 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe community property may be lost in visionary schemes or in mere whims.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV | VariousHe may also sell the community property, except the homestead, without her consent.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV | VariousIn that State community property may even be given away, without the wife's knowledge or consent.
What eight million women want | Rheta Childe Dorrcommunity property, that is, property held jointly by husband and wife, is absolutely controlled by the husband in California.
What eight million women want | Rheta Childe Dorr
The community property, both real and personal, is under absolute control of husband and at wife's death it all belongs to him.
A Short History of Women's Rights | Eugene A. Hecker
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