Is a gift by a husband to his wife's interest in a community property, without her consent, a violation of her property right?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hughes' Estate, In re, 20 Cal.Rptr. 475, 202 Cal.App.2d 12 (Cal. App. 1962):
Distinguishable on the same ground is the recent case of Harris v. Harris, 57 A.C. 403, 19 Cal.Rptr. 793, 369 P.2d 481, wherein it was held that a gift by the husband of his wife's interest in community property, without her consent, is a violation of a property right.
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