Property that a spouse inherited along with property he/she owned prior to marriage or received as a gift is considered separate property.  Therefore, it is not subject to division in a divorce.  However, if the parties' salaries or other community propertyGenerally, this is all property that was acquired during the marriage. was spent on the separate property of one spouse during the marriage, the other spouse may have a right to reimbursement for the funds spent on the separate property.

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