When facing a divorce, a California resident may be flooded with thoughts regarding how his property and possessions will be divided between himself and his soon-to-be ex-spouse. Who will get the family home? Who will get the retirement accounts? Answers to these...
High Asset Divorce
High asset divorce leaves divorcees with unequal wealth
Most Californians will never know what it is like to have their personal wealth grow into the billions of dollars. It seems as though only those individuals who are born into wealth or who have extraordinary luck and perseverance end up with such vast sums of money....
High income divorce is a reality for many older couples
Divorce can look very different depending upon the circumstances of the involved couple. For California couples without children at home or significant wealth to their names, divorce can be a relatively straightforward process of dividing personal assets and signing...
Classic rock legend and wife head for complex divorce
A recent post on this blog discussed the stresses public life can put on famous couples. California has no shortage of high profile marriages on its books but for some celebrities staying out of the limelight is easier than it is for others. For those the reasons...
Pressure, publicity can lead to high income divorce
The industries that Californians work in are incredibly varied. While some people make their livings working in offices and firms, others work with the land and spend their days outdoors. Yet others hold high profile professions in the entertainment and sports worlds...
Celebrity split leads to high net worth divorce
Though many Californians work through the difficult emotions that appear during divorce, few have to put up with the level of scrutiny celebrities must endure when their marriages end. With expectant fans watching to see how they will manage their personal affairs,...
California’s community property rules clarified by Court
A divorce can be stressful for any number of reasons. People are splitting their lives and moving on in their own directions. For couples with a large number of assets, the divorce process can lead to even more headaches as people fight to keep valuable property and...
Fairly dividing marital assets can be a challenge during divorce
Any couple in California going through a divorce knows that property division can oftentimes be complicated, especially when there are a lot of assets involved. Of course, each spouse will want marital assets divided fairly, but in order to do so, the liquidity of...
Dividing investments in a high asset divorce
Divorcing California couples always have a lot of issues to resolve. There can be child support issues, alimony issues, child custody problems and others. People's emotions tend to get heated and can make solving these common problems difficult. When a high net worth...
Tax exemptions are important consideration in high asset divorce
Divorce can be stressful for any couple, however the process can be even more complicated for those with a large number of assets. In these cases, there can be concerns about how best to split the couple's wealth so that each person can move on to a new life.This time...