A business owner going through a divorce has an added source of anxiety beyond dealing with the end of their relationship, whether the process is acrimonious or not. Depending on when the business was formed, and in the absence of any legal agreement that establishes...
Financial Assets
Who Pays Capital Gain Tax on Property after Divorce?
When a couple gets divorced, each may be determined to walk away from their marriage with an equitable share of their marital property as they negotiate their property settlement. However, achieving that goal requires much more than simply considering the face value...
What About the Seed Funding? | Startup Asset Division in Divorce
The division of assets is invariably a challenging part of divorce, made even more so when a business involved. The picture can become even more complex when the business in question is an early-stage startup. The seed funding such a venture has secured to develop...
How Will My Startup Be Evaluated in a Divorce?
Bringing a startup from an initial idea to the point where it turns a profit, can be advantageously sold, or goes public is an undertaking that requires enormous dedication, skill, and luck. Many founders and key startup employees put everything else in their lives on...
What Happens to My Intellectual Property in a Divorce in California?
When a couple divorces, dividing assets such as real estate, bank accounts, and brokerage funds, is an expected part of the separation and these divisions are often complex. For business owners, creators, and inventors, however, property division can also involve...
Navigating Divorce with Separate Bank Accounts
Untangling your personal finances can be one of the trickiest parts of getting divorced. After years of pooling income and viewing your assets as belonging to both spouses, determining what each will walk away with when the divorce is finalized is almost never as...
Dealing with Offshore Accounts During a Divorce in California
In a high-value divorce, the complexity of a couple’s financial holdings can naturally make the fair division of marital property challenging. When there are offshore assets involved—or it is suspected that undisclosed offshore accounts may exist—that challenge grows....
Your Silicon Valley Power Duo: Understanding the Relationship Between Attorneys and Forensic Accountants in Divorce
The division of assets in a divorce can have lasting repercussions for both parties, which is why it so frequently becomes one of the most contentious parts of dissolving a marriage. Partners often have competing views on what each is entitled to, and in situations...
From Offshore Accounts to Shell Companies: The Complex Role of a Forensic Investigator in Divorce
When a couple decides to divorce, dividing their shared property, assets, and liabilities and determining what support obligations are appropriate are a major part of unraveling their former life together. This process is often also a major source of acrimony,...
Post-Divorce Financial Problems
When a marriage ends in divorce, finances are just one aspect of the major upheaval both parties will face. Splitting one household into two has obvious costs that inevitably influence negotiations as you try to reach an equitable asset division agreement and prepare...