In China, a judge has ruled that the virtual assets shared between a recently divorced couple shall remain with the former husband. Before marriage the man and woman had two separate accounts and merged them with only the husband's name listed. While together, they accumulated quite a large number of virtual goods under the merged account.
What implications does this case have? Although to most nowadays the notion that virtual assets could be valuable is surprising, the rising market and growth of virtual goods cannot be denied. For example, the rising use of facebook credits. Perhaps lawyers in family law would be wise to advise couples of the effect of community property laws on virual assets.
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