Divorce can lead to a great deal of financial uncertainty, and receiving your fair share may depend on having a comprehensive understanding of your household finances. If your spouse hides assets, you may enter the next stage of your life without the financial...
High-asset Divorce
Stave off perils of Silicon Valley divorce with a prenup
It is easy to equate the term “prenup” with an exaggerated, Hollywood-esque version of the stereotypical filthy rich man trying to shield his massive wealth from a poorer spouse. There’s no denying that this scenario has likely played out many times over the years,...
How living in Silicon Valley could prematurely age your marriage
For years, Silicon Valley has been the center of domestic immigration in the technology industry. Big businesses and startups alike want to be where the action is, leading to massive demand for housing and business spaces in the region. Living with your family in...
Protect your assets in a divorce
If you are a high-earning professional like a doctor, lawyer or CEO of a large corporation, you likely realize you have a lot to lose in the event of a divorce. In a community property state like California, it is especially important to protect your valuable assets...
Are you a victim of financial infidelity?
Infidelity is often the final nail in the coffin of a marriage. Even spouses who thought they had good marriages can find it impossible to forgive a cheating spouse and remain in the marriage.But as bad as cheating on your wife or husband may be, there's another type...
Navigating your high-asset divorce
Divorcing couples with few assets and little community property typically experience quicker and less expensive divorces than California couples with many resources and high incomes. But there are things that couples can do to make high-asset divorces easier.Get items...
The nuts and bolts of dividing community property
California is a community property state, which means that barring an airtight prenuptial agreement being in place, couples split all their assets by half. Although all couples circumstances are unique to their relationships and families, often we find that our...
The many ways prenups can be useful
Anecdotal evidence suggests that more and more California couples are considering the usefulness of signing prenuptial agreements before getting married. A prenuptial agreement is a legal document that sets forth how assets will be divided if the couple goes through a...
Benefits worth seeking in a divorce
Social Security benefit checks are expected to replace roughly 40% of the income retirees in California will lose when they stop working. Typically, the size of a person's benefit check is based on his or her work record. However, it may be possible for an individual...
Dealing with retirement assets in a divorce
The overall divorce rate in California and around the country has remained fairly stable in recent years, but the number of divorces involving couples over the age of 50 has soared. Property division negotiations are often complex in gray divorce cases as older...
