A high-asset divorce involves marital estates with significant wealth. These divorces require a detailed financial analysis to ensure fair property division and appropriate support arrangements.
Key factors that set high-value divorces apart include:
Whether one or both spouses own a business, dividing ownership interests, determining fair valuations, and ensuring continued operations can be complex. Business appraisals and forensic accounting are often necessary to determine a fair and equitable division.
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities must be carefully assessed and divided according to California’s community property laws.
Many high-net-worth couples own multiple properties, including primary residences, vacation homes, rental properties, and commercial real estate. Each property’s value, tax implications, and ownership status must be considered during property division.
401(k)s, pensions, stock options, and deferred compensation plans often require complex legal and financial strategies to divide properly without excessive tax penalties.
High-value divorces often involve art collections, jewelry, luxury vehicles, yachts, and aircraft. These assets must be properly appraised and divided equitably.
Some spouses attempt to conceal assets in undisclosed accounts or offshore investments. Our firm employs forensic accountants to uncover and properly account for all marital property.
Without skilled legal representation, you risk losing valuable assets or facing an unfair settlement. Our Los Angeles high-asset attorneys ensure every aspect of your financial estate is properly valued and protected.
Dividing high-value marital property is often contentious and requires expertise in business valuation, asset tracing, and financial negotiations. Our firm has the resources and experience to handle the following complex issues:
California follows community property laws, meaning that all marital assets are typically split 50/50. However, property division can be more complicated in high-asset divorce cases.Our firm ensures fair division of:
Our Los Angeles high-asset divorce lawyers work with financial experts and forensic accountants to properly value and divide these assets while protecting your financial interests.
If one or both spouses own a business, careful valuation and division are critical. A business valuation expert may be needed to assess:
Protecting your business during a divorce requires strategic planning. Our firm ensures that business assets are properly evaluated and safeguarded.
It is illegal to hide assets during a divorce, yet concealing wealth is a common tactic in high-net-worth cases. Spouses may attempt to:
Our attorneys work with forensic accountants to investigate hidden income sources, ensuring full financial transparency. If you suspect your spouse is hiding assets, we will take immediate action to protect your financial rights.
Our firm has also successfully handled many Los Angeles high-asset divorce cases involving:
In high-value divorces, spousal support is often a major point of contention. California courts consider:
A Los Angeles high-net-worth divorce attorney can help negotiate fair spousal support terms, ensuring your financial security post-divorce
For divorcing parents, child custody and child support require careful planning. High-income parents must consider:
California child support guidelines cap standard payments, but high-asset cases may require customized agreements to protect the child’s well-being and future financial security. Our high-value divorce lawyers ensure custody arrangements and financial responsibilities are structured in the child’s best interests.
If you have a marital agreement in place, it can significantly impact property division, spousal support, and business ownership and succession planning.
However, prenups and postnups are not always ironclad. Our firm evaluates these agreements to determine if they are:
If a prenuptial agreement is being contested, we provide aggressive legal representation to protect your rights.
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High-net-worth divorces require experienced legal representation to protect your wealth, privacy, and future financial security. Our firm provides:
Whether you are negotiating a settlement or preparing for litigation, our team ensures that your divorce is handled with discretion and precision.
In most cases, California law restricts selling or transferring marital property during divorce proceedings. However, some exceptions apply, such as court-approved sales to cover necessary expenses.
Yes. Failing to disclose assets is considered fraud and can lead to severe legal consequences, including financial penalties and contempt of court charges.
The timeline varies based on asset complexity, disputes, and negotiations. Some cases settle in a few months, while others require extensive litigation.
If your spouse withholds financial information, our attorneys can request court orders to enforce full financial disclosure.
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