Is Arizona a community property state?
Last reviewed 2026-08-31
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Yes — Arizona is a community property state.
Under Arizona statute, all property acquired by either spouse during the marriage is the community property of both spouses, subject to specific exceptions [1]. One exception covers property acquired by gift, devise or descent [1]. A second exception covers property acquired after service of a petition for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment, if that petition results in a decree [1].
Separate property is defined against community property as follows: a spouse's property owned before the marriage remains that spouse's separate property [2]. Property acquired during the marriage by gift, devise or descent — together with the increase, rents, issues and profits of such property — is also separate property [2]. Likewise, property acquired after service of a petition for dissolution, legal separation or annulment is separate property if the petition results in a decree [2].
How a court divides community property when a marriage ends is a separate topic not covered here.
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