Are you considering divorce and wondering whether you’re going to lose your business in the process? While a business may be subject to property division under New York family law, it's important to understand that this doesn't necessarily mean you will lose it. New...
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How Are Restricted Stock Units Divided In A Divorce?
If you or your spouse benefit from restricted stock units (RSUs), you may be wondering how they may be handled by the courts in the event of a litigated divorce. Like every other asset, the courts will first seek to determine whether the RSUs are separate assets or...
4 reasons why some victims stay in violent marriages
Marriage is not a bed of roses. It is ultimately possible that the person you married may cease to be the loving and supportive partner you once knew. Violence in marriage is rampant, and victims may find themselves trapped in such situations for various reasons....
What Jada Pinkett Smith and Meryl Streep can tell us about love, separation and divorce
Jada Pinkett Smith recently shocked people when she revealed that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been quietly separated for the last seven years. Shortly after, Hollywood icon Meryl Streep revealed that she and her husband separated six years ago. What’s going...
3 options when business owners get divorced
Business owners sometimes get divorced, which can be complicated with a family business. Two spouses may be equal owners. Their marriage is ending, but what does that ultimately mean for their business? It's not easy to figure out. The truth is that there are a number...
How do you protect your property rights during divorce?
When a marriage ends, especially when you’ve been together a long time, there are many things that need to be sorted out. It’s natural to spend time grieving the end of your relationship, but it’s also essential to make sure you start thinking about how to protect...
Whose Company? Whose Money? 5 Learnings From the Bezos Divorce
Earlier this month the bombshell news dropped that the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie Bezos, were getting a divorce. Headlines of this divorce permeated the news with conjecture around settlement amounts, leaked info of text messages between Jeff and his “love interest” and theories about what actually went wrong in their marriage. I want to explore…
How to Uncover Hidden Cryptocurrency Assets During a High-Net-Worth Divorce
It’s nothing new. Divorce can get messy. Emotions are high and the strong persevere. And oftentimes spouses do things that are downright illegal. Today I want to talk to you about the practice of nefarious spouses hiding assets from their partner. Specifically, the hiding of assets in cryptocurrency. What do We Mean by Hiding Assets? In a traditional sense hiding…