Mallow here are the sites I got that from and that there are only 9 Community Property States:
http://taxes.about.com/od/taxglossar...nityProper.htm http://www.escrowhelp.com/articles/20000114.html http://www.divorcenet.com/states/nat...ision_by_state
The states are:
Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
And then here is a good site that discusses New York and ALL the ramifications:
http://www.divorcenet.com/states/new_york/nyfaq04
they call New York an Equitable Division of Property State, meaning the courts take everything into consideration, as in when property was purchased, how much was contributed by each, the ages of the individuals, how the property is titled, etc.
Hope that helps.................
Love and hugs,