Community Property States

[nealtaylor]

Is Washington, DC (District of Columbia) a community property state or not? If not, what type of law does it use for the purposes of property distribution/settlement for divorces?

NT

 

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My response:

The District of Columbia is not a State. There is also no governor, only a mayor.

In terms of the law, however, D.C. uses Virginia law. Virginia is a separate property State; thus, divorces in D.C. are decided under Separate Property laws.

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