This article presents the general characteristics of the joint property of the spouses in family law and the possible ways of division. Particular attention was paid to the possibility of dividing them upon the request of one spouses in the divorce decree. In addition, the results of own research of court files explored in Warsaw in the 2016/2017 academic year regarding in which the court ruled on the division of joint property in a divorce decree and after a divorce. Finally, the article also contains conclusions and observations constructed after the conducted research.