“The Spanish [more correctly, the Castilian] form of community property, called the ‘ganancial’ system, is found today in nine states of the United States, the Spanish-American republics of Central and South America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Philippine Republic.” Robert L. Menell & Thomas M. Boykoff, Com-munity Property in a Nutshell 10 (2d ed. 1988).
ganancial
ganancial (g[schwa]-nan-sh[schwa]l), adj. Of, relating to, or consisting of community property (a spouse’s ganancial rights). See COMMUNITY PROPERTY. [Cases: Husband and Wife 246–276(9).]
