The law already protects anything earned prior to the marriage. It might be time based (less than 10 years? not sure), but anything earned prior to the marriage is the individual’s, and the individual’s only.

If you feel it is too much, you can come to a more agreeable number that you feel is fairer to your ex-spouse. In CA, child support is mandatory, but it is also negotiable. The computer spits out a number that is absurd and lawyers or judges usually don’t buy it at face value. I am currently in the middle of mediating…