Facts for Questions 9-11

Maynard ("Manny") Wiles and Leland ("Lee") Dharmgha ("Lee") started dating in 2004. They met while enrolled together at Cal State LA. Manny and Lee moved in together on December 1, 2005. On July 4, 2008, Pastor Swann performed a licensed marriage ceremony for Manny and Lee.

In September 2011, they used their joint savings account to buy a condominium in both of their names. However, all the payments on the loan were made from Manny's trust fund, which he inherited when his father passed away in May 2011. Manny's wages as an engineer were deposited into that same trust fund account ("Manny's Trust Fund Account").

Lee is a Lyft driver. His income was deposited into a joint checking account ("the Joint Checking Account"). The Joint Checking Account was used to pay for all the other household expenses, including the condo's homeowner association fees, the condo's property taxes, and the condo's insurance. Lee presently earns $50,000 per year.

Manny was laid off in June 2020. Depressed over the layoff and unable to find a replacement job, Manny started "self-medicating" for his depression with marijuana in July 2020. He started to become verbally abusive to Lee. On July 30, 2020, Lee packed a couple of suitcases and went to stay with some friends. He left Manny a note that said, "Get your head on straight, or I won't be back." He started depositing his paycheck into a separate checking account (Lee's Checking Account).

Manny began to see a therapist in August 2020. Around the first of September, they started to see the therapist together. However, since the school year was just getting started, Lee said he wanted to wait to come home.

Manny finally obtained new employment starting on October 1, 2020. To celebrate, he bought himself a new Toyota Camry, using his trust fund. Lee agreed that he would move back in by Halloween; Lee gave Manny two children's car seats as a symbol that they were re-starting where they had been a year before.

On Halloween, some friends hosted a party, and Lee had too much to drink. Lee went to sleep on the couch, but Manny drove the new Camry back to the condo. However, Manny drove into a light pole.

The Camry was declared a total loss, with salvage value of $5,000. However, Manny still owed $15,000, so he signed a promissory note to repay the debt on November 5, 2020 ("Promissory Note"). He also bought a used Dodge Dart that same day with a loan for another $15,000, so he would have a car ("Dodge Loan"). Lee co-signed on the Dodge Loan but not the Promissory Note.

Lee used funds from Lee's Checking Account to move into his own apartment on November 15, 2020. Lee filed for divorce on December 15, 2020.

9.Is the condo community property? (10 points)

10. Is Lee financially responsible for the Camry? (10 points)

11.What is the date of separation for purposes of the divorce? (Five points)