Definitions for "Quasi-community property"
(California only) - Quasi-community property is (generally) property acquired by either spouse while living outside California, that, if it had been acquired in California, would have been community property. For federal estate tax purposes, quasi-community property is treated as separate property.
A rule that applies to married couples who have moved to California. All property acquired by them during their marriage in other states is treated as community property at their death.
In California only, that property acquired by a decedent while living outside California, which, if acquired in California, would have been community property. For federal estate tax purposes, quasi-community property is treated like separate property.