| Division of Property Upon completion of this chapter, the student will be able to: 1. Distinguish between real and personal property. 2. Discuss the various ways property can be owned jointly. 3. Understand what marital property and separate property are and why they are important to the distribution of property in a divorce. 4. Discuss property that may be considered marital property. 5. Describe the concept of equitable distribution. 6. Distinguish between distribution in a common law state and a community property state. 7. Understand how actions of one spouse may cause separate property to be subject to a claim by the other spouse. |