SECTIONS 802-803

802.  The presumption that property acquired during marriage iscommunity property does not apply to any property to which legal orequitable title is held by a person at the time of the person's deathif the marriage during which the property was acquired wasterminated by dissolution of marriage more than four years before thedeath.803.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever anyreal or personal property, or any interest therein or encumbrancethereon, was acquired before January 1, 1975, by a married woman byan instrument in writing, the following presumptions apply, and areconclusive in favor of any person dealing in good faith and for avaluable consideration with the married woman or her legalrepresentatives or successors in interest, regardless of any changein her marital status after acquisition of the property: (a) If acquired by the married woman, the presumption is that theproperty is the married woman's separate property. (b) If acquired by the married woman and any other person, thepresumption is that the married woman takes the part acquired by heras tenant in common, unless a different intention is expressed in theinstrument. (c) If acquired by husband and wife by an instrument in which theyare described as husband and wife, the presumption is that theproperty is the community property of the husband and wife, unless adifferent intention is expressed in the instrument.