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The community property concept originated in civil law jurisdictions but is now also found in some common law jurisdictions. U.S. states with community property laws draw primarily from the marital property laws under the civil law of France and Spain. [10] Division of community property may take place by item by splitting all items or by values.
In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [9] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...
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Pages in category "Death in the United States-related lists" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gun violence in the United States by state; List of U.S. states by homicide rate; List of U.S. states by incarceration and correctional supervision rate; List of United States cities by crime rate (population 250,000+) United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000) United States cities by crime rate (60,000–100,000)
Most states have done away with community property laws. Currently, there are nine states that still have community property laws: Arizona. California. Idaho. Louisiana. Nevada. New Mexico. Texas ...
Community property (United States) also called community of property (South Africa) is a marital property regime whereby property acquired during a marriage is considered to be owned by both spouses and subject to division between them in the event of divorce. Conversely, property owned by one spouse before the marriage, along with gifts and ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory. [1] [2]