Executives and professionals often hold compensation that has not fully vested, such as stock options, restricted stock, or bonuses tied to future performance. Whether these count as marital property can depend on when they were granted and what they were meant to reward.
Valuing and dividing unvested compensation is one of the trickier problems in a high asset divorce. A high asset divorce lawyer in Tampa untangles which portion is marital and how to handle awards that pay out years later. Brodzki Jacobs treats these as part of the full estate rather than an afterthought.
