Even though marriages end all the time, many divorcing couples have mixed feelings about calling it quits. After all, while you are heading quickly for an inevitable divorce, you have thousands of memories of happier times. These memories likely include your...
High-Asset Divorce
How can taxes help you identify hidden assets and/or an affair?
If you plan to file for divorce or are amid one, and if you suspect your spouse of either hiding assets or having an affair, you may wonder what you can do to reveal his or her behavior. While a forensic accountant can help you uncover suspicious activity, there is...
Where should you look for hidden assets during divorce?
Sometimes, people hide assets from their spouses or otherwise do not disclose them in their divorce proceedings to avoid sharing them in a property division settlement. Although you built your shared property up together during your marriage, your spouse may think he...
What effect does divorce have on business operations?
Since you and your current spouse ended your marriage, you have a lot of changes to navigate. You know how to save your business from divorce, but do you know dissolving your marriage affects business operations? Business.com explores how divorces affect companies....
How a team can help you handle the stress of divorce
For California couples teetering on the edge of divorce, one of the primary concerns is loss of control during the process. In a courtroom, the presiding judge makes decisions that can affect every aspect of your life for the foreseeable future. Although you can...
How can I save my business during a divorce?
Navigating a divorce is challenging, especially if you are a small business owner. California is a community property state, meaning that you and your spouse share all your assets and debts, regardless of who holds the property title. Unless your company falls under...
Gray divorce may include uncovering complex assets
Couples over the age of 50 in long-term marriages may have accumulated valuable property together. In some cases, an individual may not have an awareness of assets his or her spouse has acquired. As reported by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, an individual with an...
Tax concerns for high income individuals who divorce
Proposed tax changes that call for higher tax rates on high-income individuals could have a significant impact on some divorcing couples. The proposed changes could affect those earning over $400,000 per year. Financial experts are saying these changes could drive up...
How can you break news of divorce softly?
As parents going through divorce, your divorce does not just concern you and your co-parent. It also concerns your child. Though children have no ultimate say in whether or not you and your partner split up, they should not be an afterthought, either. Your first...
What should you learn about your finances prior to divorce?
Regardless of the outcome of your divorce settlement in California, your finances will take a hit. Sharing financial incomes and obligations with another person means that lawfully, you will need to split these assets and liabilities as part of the divorce. Making...