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Family

Apr. 7, 2026

Dividing the digital nest egg in California divorce

California divorce used to be about houses and bank accounts--now it's crypto wallets, equity grants and digital empires.

Noel E. Guth

Attorney
Guth & Changaris

Email: noel@attorneyguth.com

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Dividing the digital nest egg in California divorce
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A decade ago, a comprehensive property declaration in California divorce typically listed a family residence, bank accounts, retirement plans and perhaps some stock holdings. Today's marital estate looks radically different. Practitioners now routinely encounter cryptocurrency portfolios, unvested equity compensation, online businesses and intellectual property rights whose value defies traditional appraisal. This transformation has fundamentally altered property division und...

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