by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

How Are 401Ks, Pensions, and Retirement Accounts Divided in a California Divorce?

What’s the best way to manage 401K, pension divisions during divorce? For many Bay Area couples, a 401K, pension, or other employer retirement plan is the single largest asset in the marriage, larger even than home equity. Yet it is often the asset that gets the least attention during a divorce, overshadowed by disputes over the house, custody, or...

by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

Annulment in California: Grounds, Process, and How It’s Different From Divorce (2026 Guide)

Not every marriage that ends needs to end in divorce. In some cases, California law allows a marriage to be treated as if it never legally existed at all — a process most people call an annulment, which California courts officially term a Nullity of Marriage. If you are wondering whether your marriage qualifies, or whether annulment is even the right path...