Separate property is property determined to belong solely to one of the parties and is not subject to equitable division in a divorce. 

"Separate property" means:

• All real and personal property owned by a spouse before marriage, including, but not limited to assets held in individual retirement accounts;
• Property acquired in exchange for property acquired before the marriage;
• Income from and appreciation of property owned by a spouse before marriage (except when characterized as marital property based on the substantial contribution of the parties to the separate property of one of the parties);
•  Property acquired by a spouse at any time by gift, bequest, devise or descent;
• Pain and suffering awards, victim of crime compensation awards, future medical expenses and future lost wages;
• Property acquired by a spouse after an order of legal separation where the court has made a final disposition of property.