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Question #49: Is New York State a community property state?

Answer: New York State is not a “Community Property State”. It does have something similar, though, called “Equitable Distribution”, in which the courts generally provide for an equal distribution of Marital Property, with a greater discretion left to the courts to decide what is equitable in each particular case.

Answer: New York State is not a “Community Property State”. It does have something similar, though, called “Equitable Distribution”, in which the courts generally provide for an equal distribution of Marital Property, with a greater discretion left to the courts to decide what is equitable in each particular case.