Find the right divorce property worksheet before you negotiate, settle, or go to court
Start with the situation you are actually facing: a house bought before marriage, mortgage payments during marriage, post-separation occupancy, RSUs, missing documents, or a contested family court date.
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Pick the fact pattern before choosing a formula.
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Choose the situation that sounds like yours
What are you trying to figure out?
Most visitors do not know the formula name yet. Start with the plain-English problem, then move into the guide, checklist, or calculator that fits.
My spouse wants half the house I bought before marriage
Start here if the fight is about premarital title, mortgage payments during marriage, and whether half the whole equity is the right question.
Start hereMortgage paid during marriageWe paid the mortgage with marital money
Use the Moore-Marsden guide when one spouse owned the home first, but marital or community income paid down principal.
Start hereAfter separationOne spouse stayed in the home after separation
Sort out post-separation mortgage payments, exclusive use, possible reimbursement, Watts charges, and Epstein credits.
Start hereTech compensationWe have RSUs or stock options
Use the RSU calculator and document guide when grants, vesting dates, withholding, or brokerage records overlap the marriage.
Start hereCourt or settlement coming upI need to organize for family court
Build a court-ready issue table with the disputed issue, requested result, supporting proof, missing proof, and next step.
Start hereHigh-conflict documentsMy spouse will not cooperate or disclose documents
Turn messy messages, missing records, payment proof, and timelines into a calmer evidence system.
Start hereOutside California? The fact patterns still help you organize dates, title, payments, values, and documents. State law can change the final answer, so use California formulas as a worksheet framework, not a prediction for every state.
Choose the calculator that matches your property issue
Use the guides to understand the rule, then run your numbers on the matching calculator.
Real Property Calculator
Divide the family home or investment property with the matching property formula.
- Moore-Marsden — separate property bought before marriage
- Transmutation — separate to community conversion
- Community property — 50/50 for marital purchases
- Watts charges + Epstein credits
RSU / Stock Options Calculator
Calculate the community fraction of equity compensation vesting across the marriage period.
- Nelson formula — grant-to-vest overlap with marriage
- Hug formula — hire-date ratio (alternative)
- Multiple grants and tickers per spouse
- Equalization payment between parties
Free Guides — Real Scenarios, Full Math
Not definitions. Each guide walks through a complete calculation with real dollar amounts.
Moore-Marsden
Bob bought for $500K before marriage. After 6 years of mortgage payments together, how much does Alice get? We calculate every step.
Transmutation
Alice was added to the title in 2019. That single event increased her divorce settlement by $57,000. Here's why.
Watts & Epstein
Bob stayed in the house 18 months post-separation. Alice paid the mortgage. Here's who owes whom — and how much.
RSU / Nelson Formula
Alice has AAPL grants, Bob has META grants — some before marriage, some vesting after separation. The Nelson formula divides them correctly.
Meet Rachel
Created from lived California family court experience, with care for parents preparing their numbers while carrying real life at the same time.
Hi, I'm Rachel. I built this for people trying to make sense of divorce property numbers.
I'm a divorce survivor. My divorce began when my son was only one month old, and I spent the next three years navigating California family court: settlement conferences, hearings, disclosures, financial disputes, and the pressure of making decisions that could shape our future.
Rachel's Divorce Pro turns those hard-earned lessons into practical calculators, guides, examples, and checklists. My goal is to help people organize the facts before self-help, mediation, settlement, or a family court date.
It is not a replacement for legal advice. It is a place to slow the panic, name the issue, gather the numbers, and walk into the next conversation with a clearer file.
Find the issue
Start from the real-life problem, not a legal label.
Organize proof
Turn payments, dates, title, and records into a clearer file.
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Bring cleaner numbers to self-help, mediation, or review.
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Common divorce property questions
Quick answers for the long-tail questions people search before disclosure, mediation, or settlement.
Legal basis
In re Marriage of Moore (1980)
28 Cal.3d 366 — community interest in separate property
In re Marriage of Marsden (1982)
130 Cal.App.3d 426 — proportional contribution formula
In re Marriage of Watts (1985)
171 Cal.App.3d 366 — occupancy charges post-separation
In re Marriage of Epstein (1979)
24 Cal.3d 76 — reimbursement for sole mortgage payer
In re Marriage of Nelson (1986)
177 Cal.App.3d 150 — RSU grant/vest overlap formula
In re Marriage of Hug (1984)
154 Cal.App.3d 780 — hire-date allocation method