When Children Are Involved in a High Asset Divorce What can make an already complex, high asset divorce more complicated? When there are children involved in the equation. Here are four areas that will likely be significantly affected by a high asset divorce. Custody When children are involved in any divorce, custody is usually an issue. […]
Why High Asset Divorces Are So Complicated If you are in search of a traditional divorce attorney, there are plenty of choices. If you are in a high-asset marriage and heading for divorce, however, you may be best served by an attorney and legal team that specializes in high asset divorces. A high asset divorce […]
The Growing Acceptance of Prenups Some have the impression that prenuptial agreements are a relatively new phenomenon. In reality, Hebrew marriage agreements can be traced back over 2,000 years. In the United States, prenups were given a boost in 1848 by the Women’s Property Act in New York State. From the 1960s through the 1980s, […]
Keeping High Asset Divorces Civil There is a lot at stake in a high asset divorce. Couples may have more investments, property, cash, collectibles, and business ownership interests. High asset divorces can also reach higher levels of tension, acrimony, anger, and revenge. We’ve all seen some high-profile examples of high asset divorces played out in courtrooms, […]
If you and/or your spouse have significant financial assets, and you seem to be heading toward a divorce, your choice in legal representation is critical. After all, there can be plenty at stake. Savings, investments, real estate, cars, collectibles, memberships, and more can quickly amount to millions of dollars in value. This doesn’t even consider the cloud […]
In the post-war years of the 1950s, the average age of men when they first married was just over 22 years. During that same time, the average woman was just over 20 when she wed. That pretty much stayed the same through the 1970s, when the average male was 24.7 years old and the average woman […]
One of the most difficult parts of a prenuptial agreement, or even a postnuptial agreement for that matter, may simply be getting started. Some of us grew up in an era when pre and postnuptial agreements were viewed as something for only the rich and famous. Others viewed them as a sign of mistrust or […]
One of the significant, most noted and referred to legal cases involving core premises of prenup and postnup agreements is Florida case involving Casto vs Casto. The couple first married in 1964 and had their marriage dissolved in 1966. After the couple remarried in 1967, the husband began successfully investing in shopping centers while the wife was not […]
In Part 1 of our two-part blog on the impact of businesses and business valuations in high-asset divorces, we talked about its complexities and importance. We discussed the three basic methods of valuating businesses. Here, we will revisit the three methods and discuss why and where they may work best. We will also take a […]
High-asset divorce cases can be very complicated for a variety of reasons. Many high-asset couples can have multiple financial and real estate assets that themselves can be complex to discover and properly valuate. There can be an assortment of assets, including cash savings, stocks, bonds, real estate, life insurance policies, retirement funds, annuities, inheritances, collectibles, […]