Commingling and Transmutation: The Conduit Dilemma
By Amy K. Anderson
Family Law,
October 2026
As family law practitioners, commingling is, for some of us, one of our favorite gray areas. For others, it is a thorn in our side. Regardless on which side you land, proving a party commingled their non-marital property into the marital estate is often somewhat simple. However, proving the non-marital property became marital property or was gifted to the marital estate is more difficult.
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