Investment account + marriage/divorce?

Apple
mInE85

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mInE85
Aug 19, 2021 12 Comments

Just our of curiosity… I’m getting married in a few months and I’m looking up whether I should “protect” my Apple RSU’s on eTrade in some way.

In California, the presumption is that everything acquired during marriage is community property if I understand correctly, so even if that means salary or bonuses end up on your “own” bank account during the time you’re married.

However I can’t find much information on how that works for RSU’s on my own eTrade account. Are they mine the moment they are granted, the moment they vest, the moment I cash them out? How does that work, and what do you advise here?

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  • Oracle
    roflo

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    roflo
    Prenup
    Aug 19, 2021 0
  • Google
    jKvU04

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    jKvU04
    Rsu vested before your marriage is your personal property, Rsu vested after your marriage is common property.
    Aug 19, 2021 1
    • Adobe
      Fis0n

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      Fis0n
      Not necessarily. In my divorce, I was entitled to stock that vested and was wholly owned by my ex before we were married. There are circumstances that count your time together before marriage. This includes being engaged and living together.
      Aug 19, 2021
  • 😂 😂 😂 😂 Bro why even get married
    Aug 19, 2021 0
  • Intuit
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    🐈🐈🐈🐈)
    God save your marriage 🤣🤣
    Go sign a prenup if you are so scared of losing your marriage
    Aug 19, 2021 0
  • New
    Anythinq

    New

    Anythinq
    Dont
    Aug 19, 2021 2
    • New
      schoop

      New

      schoop
      yeah why would they do something they high key know will fail. marriage seems like a stupid status symbol. at Bay Area everyone that’s married certainly secretly isn’t if you have more than two hundred dollars at a given time at your net worth 🙊
      Aug 19, 2021
    • New
      Anythinq

      New

      Anythinq
      It's like joining a company that will guarantee you will be pipped and asks if you will still join. I DO!
      Aug 19, 2021