common law state

glossary / COMMON-LAW STATE
common-law state.

1. See NONCODE STATE.

2. Any state that has not adopted a community-property regime. • The chief difference today between a community-property state and a common-law state is that in a common-law state, a spouse’s interest in property held by the other spouse does not vest until (1) a divorce action has been filed, or (2) the other spouse has died. Cf. COMMUNITY-PROPERTY STATE.

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common-law state 〈美〉实行普通法夫妻财产制的州 美国有9个州实行夫妻共同财产制〔community property system〕；其余各州则实行普通法夫妻财产制〔common law property system〕，即夫妻分别财产制：夫妻任何一方所得财产均归自己所有，而非与另一方共有。 (→community property)

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