California Code of Civil Procedure 695.020 – (a) Community property is subject to enforcement of a money …
(a) Community property is subject to enforcement of a money judgment as provided in the Family Code.
(b) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, if community property that is subject to enforcement of a money judgment is sought to be applied to the satisfaction of a money judgment:
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 695.020
- debtor: means the debtor from whom the liability is sought to be collected. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
(1) Any provision of this division that applies to the property of the judgment debtor or to obligations owed to the judgment debtor also applies to the community property interest of the spouse of the judgment debtor and to obligations owed to the other spouse that are community property.
(2) Any provision of this division that applies to property in the possession or under the control of the judgment debtor also applies to community property in the possession or under the control of the spouse of the judgment debtor.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.)