How is income from a business that is owned by the husband divided between the husband and wife?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hale's Estate, In re, 170 Cal.App.2d 351, 338 P.2d 997 (Cal. App. 1959):
'In regard to earnings, the rule is that where the husband is operating a business which is his separate property, income from such business is allocated to community or separate property in accordance with the extent to which it is allocable to the husband's efforts or his capital investment.' Huber v. Huber, 27 Cal.2d 784, 791, 792, , , 167 P.2d 708, 712.
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