High-Asset Divorce

California couples who wish to divorce often have to deal with complex property division issues. Whether you are the spouse who has a higher net worth or the spouse who has a lower net worth in your marriage, going through a divorce may necessitate the help of a team...

The community property laws in California provide family law judges in the state with few options, and divorcing couples who would rather decide for themselves how their property will be divided may enter into amicable agreements to avoid protracted court disputes....

All around the country, divorces trigger business partnerships to terminate. However, things can become especially complicated in community property states such as California, where laws state that divorcing couples each own half of their marital assets. While making...

Although it is not rare for a California couple to get a divorce, it can be a difficult process to divide up all marital property especially if one of the former spouses started a business. Ultimately, how a person protects the family business will depend whether it...

Many California residents who get divorced lose money in the process. they often experience a drop in income after a split, and marital assets that are divided in a property division settlement could feel like a financial loss for one of the parties. While divorce is...

There are various legal complications in high-asset divorces such as the one between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. This is especially true when it comes to assets and asset division. California is a community property state, so the marital assets of the two actors...

The divorce filing involving Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has of course made news in California and around the country. Although they have been together since 2004, they have only been married since 2014. Since then, Pitt has made about $76.5 million while Jolie has...

College savings accounts are generally created with the intention of helping to pay for higher education expenses. In some divorces, a former spouse could have a child with another person or start a relationship with someone who has children already, which means the...

When California couples decide to divorce, property division is often a primary consideration. In situations where there is a business at stake, things can get more complicated. This is true if the business is owned jointly, but can also be a consideration if it is...

Prenuptial agreements among married celebrities in California have become commonplace. Such an agreement guided the terms of the divorce between actress Kaley Cuoco and athlete Ryan Sweeting. People magazine published the final figures, and Sweeting came out ahead in...