§ 8600 Property Ownership Presumption

• •If land is given to one person, it’s theirs alone—no one else owns it unless they say so.
• •The name on the paperwork is the only owner, even if they’re married or have family.
• •This rule was updated in 1939 to make it clear.

A husband buys a piece of land, and only his name is on the deed.

The land is only his, not his wife’s, unless he decides to share it with her.