The course examines the property rights of married couples, focusing especially on New Mexico community property law, with a comparison to the marital property law of other states. It covers community property ownership and management rights during marriage, at death, and at divorce, and an examination of choice of law issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on classification of property and problems of transmutation, commingling, and apportionment, as well as the treatment of specific types of property, such employment related interests ( e.g., professional degrees and licenses, goodwill, and pensions), credit acquisitions, and gifts.