Legal Question in Family Law in California
I retired 1999. Receive a pension til death. Married in 2007. Is my income from the pension community property?
Asked on 10/19/09, 3:22 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Delilah Knox Rios
Delilah Knox Rios, Attorney At Law, APLC
If you earned the pension before marriage, it is considered separate property. The earnings you receive every month are your separate assets, unless you commingle the money to the point that become community property. The pension itsself is separate.
Answered on 10/21/09, 8:40 pm