Please note that there are separate rules for losses on property held in connection with a trade or business, or in a transaction entered into for profit, and should this apply to you, please speak with your tax advisor.

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To prevail Nationwide, had to show that the initial investment with the Jankes in 1978 was the sole and separate property of Zouheil and that there was no transmutation of this property from separate to community.

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California couples are supposed to file separate single (or head of household) returns, but with community property income split as if they were married, in accordance with California law.

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Because it deals with so many separate issues, from farm subsidies to intellectual-property rights, the WTO attracts a very mixed bag of opponents, which is one reason that opposition to it has been hard to focus.

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The real estate, if purchased with the separate funds of Zouheil, and granted to him as his sole and separate property, would still be his separate property.

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In fact, the only way to change the character of separate property, like a family trust or gift funds, would be to commingle them with "marital" accounts with the explicit intent to share ownership or control with the other spouse.

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Items of personal property with significant monetary value should be specifically mentioned in a will or trust, or in a separate written document that is mentioned in the will or trust, so there is no confusion over who owns what, and who receives what.

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