California Probate Code

§ 3051

PROB § 3051Div. 4 · Part 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Subject to Section 3071, the right of a spouse to manage and control community property, including the right to dispose of community property, is not affected by the lack or alleged lack of legal capacity of the other spouse.

(b)Except as provided in subdivision (c), if one spouse has legal capacity and the other has a conservator:

(1)The spouse who has legal capacity has the exclusive management and control of the community property including, subject to Section 3071, the exclusive power to dispose of the community property.

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Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.