jbar, you and I and anyone else who believes these laws are unfair and unjust need to write to our legislators and urge for reform. please do it! for me, it's not just the property codes that are messed it, it's the family support and everything else! i'm in california so it's all 50/50. for those in equitable distribution states, consider yourself lucky.

see the link below for where to write if you are in California. anywhere else, just do a google.

http://www.legislature.ca.gov/port-zipsearch.html