When you anticipate your marriage ending, it’s normal to race through a hundred worries at once. Near the top of that list is almost always money. You may have paid into a home or retirement account for years, or started a business before you ever…
In a California divorce, RSUs, stock options, and founder equity earned during the marriage are community property and are apportioned between the spouses (Family Code §760), while equity that is clearly traceable to the period before marriage or after separation is separate property (Family Code…
In California, all property acquired during your marriage is presumed to be community property subject to equal division. For tech executives and employees in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, compensation often involves a mix of base salary and highly variable equity like restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock options….
