Washington Supreme Court August 14, 2003, No. 72539-0 (In re the Marriage of Chumbley)

Madsen, J.

During her marriage to Gerald Chumbley, Mary Patricia Beckmann acquired stock options through her employment. Beckmann exercised the options on three occasions, once by using a loan from her employer, once by using money from her separate account, and once by selling a portion of the purchased stock in order to pay for the remaining stocks.