The Moore/Marsden formula calculates the community property interest acquired when marital funds are used to pay down mortgage principal on a house owned separately by one spouse prior to marriage.
When one spouse purchases a home prior to marriage (separate property), but during the marriage community funds are used to pay down the mortgage principal, the community acquires a pro-tanto equity interest in the property under the California Supreme Court cases In re Marriage of Moore (1980) and In re Marriage of Marsden (1982).
Each spouse receives 50% of the calculated Community Property Equity Share upon division.
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