Ellen and Henry have been married for five years. They live in San Diego, where they're both college professors, and they have three children. Before their marriage, Ellen owned a townhouse, a sports car, and a valuable violin; Henry owned and lived on a 40-foot sailboat.

In the first year after their marriage, they bought an SUV for Henry and a house in San Diego. They didn't sell the townhouse; instead, they've continued to pay the mortgage, and they rent the unit to a tenant. The sailboat, the sports car, and the violin haven't been sold either.

Six months ago, Henry inherited a house in Los Angeles when his mother died; she owned it free and clear.

Ellen and Henry are now getting a divorce.

Which of the items they own are community property, and which are separate property?

Is any of it mixed separate and community property?

What about the rental payments from the townhouse are those funds community property or separate property?

Suppose that Ellen and Henry didn't get divorced, but Ellen died without leaving a will.

Who would inherit Ellen's separate property, and who would inherit her share of the community property?