#112 Community Property

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When a couple makes the sad decision to get divorced, a nice judge helps them divide up their property. If they choose to stay married, they get no such help and have to settle ownership on their own.

You would think that dividing up property with your significant other would be simple; stack all of your worldly possessions out on the lawn and take turns claiming them the way you chose-up sides in kickball.

“I choose … DVD player!”

Of course, your beloved couldn’t let a choice like that go unanswered and would immediately say, “I choose fifty-two inch plasma TV with HDMI, 1080p, 1040EZ, and EIEIO for enhanced color…” Before you could protest, she’d add, “…and all of the cables.”

Sure, after that you’d get to claim your video-game console, but it just wouldn’t be the same without the big screen to play it on. Maybe the answer is a pre-nuptial agreement which specifies how the property will be divided during the marriage….

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