The most time-consuming and technically challenging part of many Florida divorces is the division of property. This process requires the parties to disclose all their assets and liabilities. divide any separate property from the marital property, and then divide the...
High Asset Divorce
How does a premarital agreement impact my high net worth divorce?
In Florida, any divorce can have challenges that lead to disagreements between the parties. If, however, it is a divorce in which the couple has accrued substantial assets, it might grow even more contentious. For some, the assets were accumulated after the marriage...
Separate v. marital assets in a high asset Florida divorce
Most Floridians know that their state is a community property state, but the exact meaning of the term can be difficult to grasp. This difficulty becomes more acute when a wealthy couple is faced with dividing their assets in a divorce. The basic rule of property...
Executive compensation is a valuable divorce asset
Divorce complications may increase with the value of assets, especially if your spouse has a valuable compensation package. It takes more work to understand and address executive compensation in a high asset divorce. Executive compensation packages More than 15...
What is commingling in a high-asset divorce?
Property division is a divorce issue that can take center stage if a couple owns many valuable assets. It is important for Floridians to understand the difference between separate and marital property, and the circumstances in which separate property can lose its...
Addressing property and debt in a high-asset divorce
When Florida residents are going through a high-asset divorce, property and debt are usually the top priority in the legal case. Every divorce case has the potential to impact the couple involved, in terms of finances, for years to come. When addressing property and...
Protecting trusts though divorce
Trusts are now part of the financial planning for more people, not just the affluent, to protect their assets, provide continued support to their children or to safeguard their businesses from lawsuits or creditors. Trust beneficiaries or owners can take steps to...
Addressing a business during the divorce process
Couples and families in Florida and elsewhere do not look the same; thus, when a divorce occurs, how this process is handled and the decisions that result can be significantly diverse from one divorce to another. Not only does the dynamics of the family and the roles...
How to avoid heavy financial losses when facing a divorce
Heading into a divorce, you are likely to have concerns over issues like child custody, child support, spousal support and property division. In some way or another, you probably know that each issue will at some point relate to the almighty dollar. Furthermore,...
How courts divide assets in a divorce
When one enters a divorce negotiation in Florida, they need to have an idea of how a court would divide the assets if the matter ever went in front of a judge. While almost all divorce cases get settled, one should be informed because it could impact their strategy...