When you’re facing divorce in Massachusetts, the stakes become significantly higher if substantial assets are involved. It’s not just about splitting furniture or bank accounts but also navigating through complex assets like real estate, retirement accounts, stock options, and businesses. These kinds of assets often require an in-depth analysis and a comprehensive strategy to ensure […]
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Asset Recognition, Valuation, and Distribution in a High-Net-Worth Divorce in Massachusetts
You can win — or lose — a lot in a high-net-worth divorce. Hiring an attorney with extensive experience in the recognition, valuation, and distribution of high-value assets is critical to securing a favorable settlement. Why High-Net-Worth Divorces Are Difficult Handling high-net-worth assets can be challenging. You must identify, value, and distribute both tangible and […]
Read MoreWhy Should You Hire Financial or Other Experts in a High Net Worth Divorce?
A high-net worth divorce involves assets far more complicated than cash. Executive compensation plans, business interests, rare collections, unique real estate, and other distinctive assets are often part of the portfolio. One partner may have complex assets that the other is unaware of. Determining how these assets should be valued and divided is a task […]
Read MoreHow Are IRAs Divided in Massachusetts?
Some of the greatest challenges in dissolving a marriage involve splitting up marital assets, including retirement accounts. When beginning the divorce process, it’s important to understand how Massachusetts courts will value and divide IRAs so that you can formulate a plan to protect your most critical assets. As you’re navigating the Massachusetts divorce process, courts […]
Read MoreHow Does Business Valuation in Divorce Work in Massachusetts?
Divorce is rarely an easy process. Matters become particularly complex when a couple in Massachusetts share ownership interests in a company. The final division of assets will involve business valuation questions and other issues requiring careful consideration. If the individuals going through the divorce cannot agree on the way that the business should be valued […]
Read MoreIssues often arise when valuing a business in a divorce
Many times, a family business is a focal point in the property division phase of a divorce. The task of determining how to divide it is not an easy job, and some sticky issues may need resolving before reaching an equitable division. Determining standard of value If you and your spouse own a business, you […]
Read MoreHigh asset divorce in Massachusetts: The dissipation of assets
Some couples make the decision to divorce gently and amicably. However, some couples involved in a high asset divorce in Massachusetts might have trouble accomplishing that. There is much at stake financially and when money and assets are involved, negative emotions can run rampant, making it hard to make logical, unemotional decisions. When one spouse — […]
Read MoreSocialite balks at the bill for her high asset divorce
Lifestyles of the rich and famous are, to many Massachusetts residents, something to be envied. Many people wonder what it would be like to be able to spend millions without batting an eye. One socialite did just that. She and her now ex-husband spent millions each year on a variety of things before settling a high […]
Read MoreThe high asset divorce of Billy Bush and his wife
Celebrities are constantly in the public eye, and for many Massachusetts residents, the gossip surrounding their lives is a source of entertainment. Because many celebrities are constantly being filmed or photographed, it is easy for some of the things that they have said or done to come back to haunt them, and the constant media […]
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