1. Melissa and Gregg are married. During their marriage, Gregg is injured in an accident and can no longer work. Gregg receives a large personal injury settlement and places it into a a joint savings account. Gregg also begins receiving disability payments, some of which goes into the joint savings account.Melissa and Gregg are getting a divorce -- Melissa claims that ALL the money in the joint savings account is community property, while Gregg claims it is separate property because the money was acquired due to his injury.
2. According to the FamilyCodeand our class discussions, who is right and WHY?

1. During their marriage, Jenny gave her husband Mike 100 shares of Google stock for Christmas. At the time of their divorce, Jenny claims that she is entitled to half of the dividends earned from the Google stock (which is now sitting in a savings account). Mike claims that since the shares were a gift, he is entitled to keep the earnings.
2. According to the FamilyCodeand our class discussions, who is right and WHY (select a position and justify it)?
3. According to the FamilyCode, what is the degree of proof required to establish that property is separate property?