A Commentary on the Law of Community Property for Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington

George McKay

W. H. Courtwright, 1910 - Community property - 748 pages

Contents

• INTRODUCTION Sec I Scope of the Introductory Essay: 35
• Early History of the Community Property System: 36
• We Took the System from Spain: 37
• The Early History Is of Minor Importance: 38
• History of the Spanish System of Separate Property in the United States: 39
• History of the Spanish Idea of a Martial Partnership Sec VII Id Texas: 41
• Id Washington Sec IX Id California: 42
• Rights of the Spouses During Marriage Under the Spanish: 43
• The Spanish Law Followed in California Louisiana and New Mexico but Not in Texas and Washington: 44
• The Power of the Survivor California: 45
• Id New Mexico and Idaho Sec XIV Id Texas Sec XV Division of the Common Fund Spanish: 47
• Id: 49
• The Comparative Merits of the Two Systems: 50
• SEPARATE PROPERTY CHAPTER I: 51
• All antenuptial acquisitions are separate: 58
• Division of crops etc which are not matured when the marriage: 68
• ANTENUPTIAL ACQUISITIONSINCHOATE TITLES PROPERTY: 69
• ACQUIRED BY DISSEIZIN Sec 18 Possession as evidence of title Sec 19 A disseizor gains a title at once Sec 20 Title to chattels by disseizin Sec 21 ...: 77
• CHAPTER VII: 85
• Condition precedent: 87
• CHAPTER VIII: 89
• CHAPTER IX: 103
• The cases in California: 107
• The cases in Louisiana: 108
• The cases in Texas: 110
• The cases in Washington: 112
• CHAPTER X: 115
• CHAPTER XI: 117
• GiftsWifes personal ornaments: 118
• CHAPTER XII: 120
• CHAPTER XIII: 140
• CHAPTER XV: 146
• CHAPTER XVII: 155
• CHAPTER XIX: 163
• CHAPTER XXI: 167
• Conveyance to the wifes separate use by the husbands direction: 178
• CHAPTER XXV: 182
• Dower and curtesy: 187
• COMMUNITY PROPERTY CHAPTER XXVI: 188
• CHAPTER XXVII: 202
• CHAPTER XXVIII: 210
• CHAPTER XXIX: 219
• CHAPTER XXX: 222
• Diversion of the wifes earnings to her separate estate Sec 157 Change in the husbands powers: 224
• Agreement as to division of property on divorce Sec 159 Agreement changing course of descent: 225
• Business partnership between spouses Sec 160a Id Inconsistent with community: 226
• Business partnership with a third person Sec 162 Business partnership between the spouses involving their sepa rate property: 227
• The wifes partnership with a third person: 228
• Wifes partnershipThe decisions: 229
• Wifes partnershipAuthors conclusions: 230
• CHAPTER XXXI: 232
• CHAPTER XXXII: 238
• Exemption of the wifes earnings: 239
• Earnings of the wife while living separate Sec 174 Combination of labor and fruits of separate property Sec 175 Agreement that the wife may take he...: 241
• The SpanishMexican rule: 242
• CHAPTER XXXV: 255
• Separate chattels improved etc Sec 198 Recovery by the wife for her property blended with community property: 260
• CHAPTER XXXIX: 264
• Community consideration Sec 205 Conversion of separate property into a claim against the com munity: 266
• The acquisition of an inchoate right through contract: 267
• CHAPTER XL: 269
• CHAPTER XLI: 285
• CHAPTER XLII: 289
• CHAPTER XLIII: 303
• CHAPTER XLIV: 306
• CHAPTER XLV: 307
• CHAPTER XLVI: 314
• CHAPTER XLVII: 324
• Conveyance to the wife: 332
• Recitals showing a valuable consideration Sec 273 Effect of recitals as to the parties and as against third persons Sec 274 The community not bound ...: 335
• Objections to making recitals evidence of the facts recited: 345
• Id: 346
• Id: 347
• CHAPTER L: 348
• CHAPTER LI: 367
• CHAPTER LII: 371
• CHAPTER LIII: 384
• Authors conclusions: 386
• CHAPTER LIV: 388
• CHAPTER LV: 390
• Definition not the same in all the states: 392
• CHAPTER LVII: 399
• CHAPTER LVIII: 405
• CHAPTER LX: 411
• Extinguishment by confusion Sec 360 Are these obligations secured by an equitable lien?: 417
• Id: 418
• Reimbursement for separate property lost by blending: 419
• CHAPTER LXI: 421
• Damages for injuries: 426
• Purchases on credit: 427
• The application of the law of community Sec 370 Management: 428
• The act creates two common funds Sec 372 The legal incidents of property acquired by onerous title: 429
• Some questions left unsettled by the act Sec 374 Liability for debts and obligations: 430
• Parties to actions Sec 376 Id: 431
• Law of community not swept away Sec 378 Changes made by the act Sec 379 Some questions in the Conflict of Laws: 434
• The statute is real: 436
• The act is not retrospective: 437
• Sec 381a The vested rights of each spouse: 438
• CHAPTER LXII: 440
• Special rulesWashington: 443
• CHAPTER LXIII: 451
• Remedies against the husbands estate: 452
• The form of the remedy: 453
• DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY CHAPTER LXIV: 457
• Arizona Sec 406 Idaho Sec 407 New Mexico: 465
• Divorce e vinculo Sec 409 Divorce from bed and board: 468
• Separate maintenance Sec 411 Division of community property on divorce: 469
• Divorce without division: 470
• Community property not made an issue: 480
• CHAPTER LXIX: 486
• CHAPTER LXXI: 493
• CHAPTER LXXII: 497
• Arizona Sec 438 Texas Sec 439 The survivors ordinary powers in Texas: 500
• Louisiana: 503
• Survivors usufruct in Louisiana: 504
• The powers of the survivor in Idaho Sec 443 New Mexico prior to Act of 1901: 511
• CHAPTER LXXIII: 512
• CHAPTER LXXIV: 524
• Louisiana: 532
• California Sec 469 The transformation of the wifes right on the dissolution of the community: 533
• Sec 469a Some of the special statutes considered: 536
• Sec 469b Id: 537
• Outline of the general statutes of descent Sec 471 Descent of the homestead: 540
• CHAPTER LXXV: 541
• RECORDING ACTS MARKETABLE TITLE ETC CHAPTER LXXVI: 548
• Id: 549
• Record title in the wifeConveyance by the husband in Texas Sec 485 Conveyance to the husband: 551
• CHAPTER LXXVII: 552
• Arizona Sec 490 Washington: 553
• CHAPTER LXXVIII: 555
• CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS CHAPTER LXXIX: 566
• Statutes changing the rules as to rents issues and profits Sec 519 Id: 592
• THE CONFLICT OF LAWS CHAPTER LXXX: 594
• The classification of property acquired in another state or country: 595
• Id: 596
• Some of the incidental rights lost by a change of situs: 600
• CHAPTER LXXXII: 606
• CHAPTER LXXXIV: 614
• Sec 543a The practical effect Sec 544 Louisiana Sec 545 The local law must be regarded CHAPTER LXXXVI: 618
• ARE MARITAL RIGHTS IN CHATTELS DEFINED BY THE LEX DOM ICILII OR THE LEX SITUS? Sec 546 Scope of the chapter: 621
• The general rule: 622
• Terms of the code Louisiana Sec 549 California Idaho Nevada and Washington: 624
• Effective control necessary to the definition of marital rights Sec 551 The effect of the intent to remove the chattels Sec 552 The general rule and the ...: 630
• Authors conclusions: 632
• CHAPTER LXXXVII: 635
• Authors conclusions Sec 560 There should be a uniform rule between the states: 640
• CHAPTER LXXXVIII: 642
• CHAPTER LXXXIX: 651
• PROPERTY ACQUIRED AFTER A CHANGE OF DOMICIL TO A COM: 653

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Commentary on the Law of Community Property for Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington; Making of modern law
• Author: George McKay
• Publisher: W. H. Courtwright, 1910
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Oct 10, 2008
• Length: 748 pages