Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

Unless there is a premarital agreement preserving these assets as separate property they become community property with the marriage. If this is a short marriage he may limit his obligation to provide spousal support after a divorce. Some issues may arise based on where the assets were derived from but generally speaking community property must be divided equally. All legal question depend on the circumstances and your friend should consult an attorney with expertise in dissolution matters before making any decision. Provided with this limited information I can only provide general responses. Additional information might result in a different conclusion. Good luck.

I believe the previous answer is incorrect. Separately-owned property does NOT automatically become community property the instant someone marries. It MAY acquire some community-property character through commingling, use of community funds to make mortgage payments, etc., and the process of determining when and to what extent this happens is pretty complicated. Careful planning and management of these assets could most likely prevent the new spouse from acquiring any interest in them.