Community property

Community property regimes can be found in countries around the world including Sweden,[1] Germany,[2] Italy,[3] France,[4] South Africa[5] and parts of the United States.

Prior to that, laws evolved by the late 18th century dictated separate property regime, so a married woman was (at least in theory) in full charge of her property, including the dowry and whatever she acquired personally during the marriage.

The only significant change, made in 1995, was the introduction of marital agreement which didn't exist under the Soviet law.

It may regulate the spouses' rights on a basis entirely alien to the statutory regime, but shouldn't put any of them (especially one who cannot provide for themselves) into a clearly unfavorable position.

[16] Finally, in 2021 Florida adopted a similar law, allowing citizens and noncitizens to establish community property trusts.

In other jurisdictions, such as Texas, a divorce court may decree an "equitable distribution" of community property, which may result in an unequal division of such.