ganancial

pertaining to marital assets

adjective gah-nan-SYAHL Rare

Usage Note

Ganancial is a legal term used almost exclusively in family law; the key phrase is bienes gananciales (community property), the assets acquired by a married couple and owned jointly under the default Spanish matrimonial property regime. Couples who opt for separación de bienes (separate property) are not governed by the régimen de gananciales.

Examples

"Los bienes gananciales se dividieron por igual."

Natural Translation

The marital assets were divided equally.

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