Couples preparing for divorce in Ohio need to determine a way to divide their shared resources and financial obligations. Both the process of putting a price on large assets and the act of negotiating how to share or divide that value can prompt emotional responses...
Whether one spouse inherited a business or a couple decided to start a company together, business valuation may be the most pressing challenge during divorce proceedings. Spouses often have a lot of issues to address when there is a company included in their pool of...
There are multiple ways to complete the business valuation process, and many of them involve looking at a company's tangible and intangible assets very carefully. The reputation of the organization and the goodwill that it has fostered with individual employees, other...
Divorce cases that contain international assets can make property division complicated. International assets most commonly take the form of vacation homes, investment properties, inheritances, bank accounts, foreign trusts, and foreign retirement accounts. While...
Individuals in stable, committed relationships with single parents often want to adopt their partner’s child. Being married to your partner before you petition for adoption will make the adoption process much easier and simpler. Both your partner and the noncustodial...
When a business owner files for divorce, they can generally anticipate a more complicated and contested process when ending their marriage. A business can create numerous challenges for a divorcing couple, including negotiating how to run the company after divorce and...
If someone owns a business and intends to divorce, the organization will likely prove to be a significant roadblock to a smooth divorce process. The business may represent an investment of thousands of dollars of marital property and also likely serves as a source of...
There are numerous ways that co-ownership of a business can complicate an upcoming divorce. Especially if both spouses work at a family company, the comingling of work and finances can make untangling each spouse’s interests in the business a truly challenging task....
One spouse might be at fault for the divorce, and one spouse will make the decision to file. Those roles do not always overlap. The title someone has to assume can affect how they feel about themselves and their divorce. There is another label that is also very...
Sometimes in high asset divorce cases, your spouse may intentionally hide their assets with hopes of retaining more after the divorce process. Hidden assets can include jewelry, credit cards, fine art, offshore accounts, real estate, inheritance, etc. Unless you begin...
