Van Camp Method
A California divorce accounting method used when a spouse's separate property business increased in value primarily due to the character of the business itself (market forces, brand value, external factors) rather than the owner's personal labor. The community gets reasonable compensation for the owner's labor; everything above that stays separate. Favors the owner spouse.
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