Is Arizona a community property state?

1. Dividing property at divorce

   Each spouse keeps their separate property; the court divides community, joint tenancy and other common property equitably, though not necessarily in kind, without regard to marital misconduct.^[1]

   “the court shall also divide the community, joint tenancy and other property held in common equitably, though not necessarily in kind, without regard to marital misconduct.”^[1]

   A.R.S. § 25-318(A) · checked October 26, 2026

2. Community property

   Property acquired by either spouse during the marriage is community property, except gifts, inheritances and property acquired after service of a divorce petition that leads to a decree.^[2]

   “A. All property acquired by either husband or wife during the marriage is the community property of the husband and wife except for property that is …”^[2]

   A.R.S. § 25-211(A) · checked October 26, 2026

3. Separate property

   Property owned before marriage, gifts and inheritances during marriage, and their increase, rents and profits are separate property.^[3]

   “A. A spouse's real and personal property that is owned by that spouse before marriage and that is acquired by that spouse during the marriage by gift, devise or descent, and the increase, rents, issues and profits of that property, is the separate property of that spouse.”^[3]

   A.R.S. § 25-213(A) · checked October 26, 2026

Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries of Arizona’s statutes as of the date shown on each, with the text quoted. Whether a particular asset is marital, community or separate depends on the facts, and courts apply the law case by case. Read the linked source or ask a lawyer licensed in Arizona.