In Re the Marriage of Furimsky

The majority opinion concludes that the “quasi-community property” section of A.R.S. § 25-318 applies only to property acquired after the effective' date of the statute. I disagree. The portion of the statute in question reads as follows:

“For purposes of this section only, property acquired by either spouse outside the state shall be deemed to be community property if said property would have been community property if acquired in this state.” A.R.S. § 25-318 A. (Emphasis added.)

The majority’s conclusion is based on language in A.R.S. § 1-244, which states that no statute is retroactive…