Is a Pension of One Spouse a Community Property Asset in a California Divorce?
I receive questions like this with some frequency: QUESTION: I married after I retired and starting receiving a pension. Now, I am getting divorced. Is my spouse entitled to part of my pension in the divorce settlement? ANSWER: No, under these facts in a California Divorce the pension is the separate property of the spouse… Read More »
What happens to my retirement accounts in a California divorce?
In California, all types of retirement benefits are considered community property, which requires the benefits to be divided upon a dissolution of marriage. Community property is the contributions you made and the service credit you accrued and/or purchased during your marriage or domestic partnership. Generally, your former spouse’s community property interest may be up to… Read More »