Yes this, this is why community property, common law marriages, and alimony exists. To help correct the imbalance of power, and the justice of the situation.

Yes this, this is why community property, common law marriages, and alimony exists. To help correct the imbalance of power, and the justice of the situation. The bottom line is raising kids as a stay at home parent is a huge burden. It's entirely unpaid (in money and career). The beneficiaries are both parents. To allow a man (or rich woman, the laws in California are fairly gender neutral here) to accrue the benefits, and disallow the woman any benefits from her sacrifice, well most people consider that to be unfair. And so do the courts.