Choosing counsel for a high-asset California divorce is a decision you make almost entirely at the consultation stage before you have seen the attorney work, and while you are least able to judge who is genuinely qualified. The best way to vet a high-asset divorce…
Choosing a high-asset divorce attorney is a local decision. The lawyer you hire should know the specific county court where your case will be heard, the judicial officers who will decide your motions, and the complex-asset issues restricted stock units (RSUs), startup equity, deferred compensation,…
When your California divorce involves real estate, startup equity, and executive compensation, the single most important selection criterion is whether the attorney is a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS) a designation certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and whether that…
Most of a California divorce can be kept out of the public record, but confidentiality is not automatic it comes from the process you choose and the protective steps you take at the outset. High-net-worth couples and executives protect sensitive business information and financial disclosures…
In a high-asset California divorce, a forensic accountant and a business valuation expert do different jobs, and complex cases frequently need both: the forensic accountant traces, characterizes, and reconstructs money movement (income, hidden or dissipated assets, separate-versus-community tracing), while the valuation expert assigns a defensible…
Entertainment-industry divorces in Los Angeles turn on issues most family law cases never touch: deferred and contingent compensation, residuals and royalties, backend participation, loan-out corporations, and production-company equity that produces income long after the marriage ends. California is a community property state, so the central…
