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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Intersection of Business in Marital Divorce Cases: Business Issues That Often Arise in Family Law Proceedings 

When divorcing couples hold ownership interests in private companies as part of their marital estate, they will have to address a number of business issues related to these interests in their divorce settlement. Planning...more

Jaburg Wilk

Win Your High-Stakes, Complex Divorce by Staying Out of Court

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People seeking to resolve their complex, high net worth divorces in the Family Law Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court in the State of Arizona can find themselves trapped in a system that is not well suited to meet...more

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Can the Family Business be Divided in Divorce Proceedings?

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In Bermuda, it is not uncommon for divorcing couples to own a business together. The couple may be equal partners in the business, bringing different skills. One person might be the inspiration behind the business or the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Successfully Dividing Business Assets in a Marital Divorce: Creative Options for Valuing and Dividing Private Company Interests

Marital divorces are often difficult under the best of circumstances, but tensions may be even higher when the marital estate includes substantial interests the married couple own jointly in private companies, which they are...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

[Webinar] Family Business Succession – The Good, the Bad and the Lessons Learned - May 23rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Join Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Charles Ash, Matt Johnson and Laura Morris for a webinar discussion on family business succession and the challenges and opportunities to a successful transition. In this webinar, we...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

What Experts May I Need In My Divorce Matter?

​​​​​​​Whether you are litigating your divorce matter or negotiating a settlement outside of the Court system, in addition to your legal counsel, it may be helpful to engage specific experts to assist in valuing assets,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Is it Time To Stop Reflexively Applying Brown v. Brown to Disallow Discounts When Valuing a Marital Interest in a Business?

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For more than twenty years, the case of Brown v. Brown, decided by the Appellate Division in 2002, essentially changed the standard of value in divorce cases from fair market value to fair value or fair market value without...more

Gray Reed

Texas Community Property Law and How to Plan Around it

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Jack Bux and his high school sweetheart, Diane, have been married a few years, but the pandemic has taken its toll on their relationship, and they could soon be parting ways....more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Divorce During COVID – Top 5 Issues To Watch

We have all read the headlines that divorce rates are increasing worldwide and those rates are not expected to be dropping soon. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many of us to our limits. People are stressed out and locked...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Distinction Between Divorce Business Valuations and Compulsory Buyback Valuations

On January 28, 2021, the Indiana Supreme Court decided Hartman v. BigInch Fabricators & Construction Holding Co., rejecting the short-lived distinction between divorce case business valuation discounts from discounts in other...more

Winstead PC

Maximizing Private Company Value in Divorce: Achieving a Successful Business Divorce When the Marriage Fails

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Navigating a successful business exit when a marriage ends in divorce often presents challenges for both parties. Leaving aside the emotional tensions present in divorce, resolving conflicts regarding the ownership of...more

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,...

An Amazonian Divorce

Although many in the Raleigh area were disappointed to hear that Amazon’s much-anticipated HQ2 wouldn’t be landing in Wake County, Jeff Bezos is making headlines once again but for a very different reason. On January 9, 2019,...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Valuing a Closely Held Business in Divorce: Pitfalls and Best Practices

Valuing a closely held business can be a complex endeavor, requiring a through analysis of assets, financial statements, financial claims, earning potential and inherent risks. A host of other factors can also influence the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Episode 015: Confessions of a Business Appraiser: A Conversation with Chris Mercer

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In this episode of the Business Divorce Roundtable, Chris Mercer, one of the country’s leading business appraisers as well as a prolific author and frequent lecturer, shares what he calls “Confessions of a Reluctant Expert...more

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Application of Discounts in Valuation of Interests in Privately Held Entities

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When representing high net worth individuals in divorce proceedings, frequently one of the assets is an ownership interest in a privately held business or professional practice. Establishing a value for the business can be...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Episode 11: Mediating Business Valuation Disputes: Conversation with Arthur Rosenbloom

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Mediation has grown in popularity as a means of resolving legal disputes in lockstep with the rising costs and delays attendant to litigation and arbitration, including business divorce cases. This episode features an...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Dividing the Assets: Different Types of Businesses

This is the latest in my series of articles examining how the marital interest of one spouse in the ownership of a business enterprise can be monetized in the division of assets in a divorce. Prior articles have largely...more

Jaburg Wilk

Business and Professional Practice Valuation in Divorce

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The valuation of a business or professional practice in a divorce proceeding requires the resolution of unique issues. Among the most significant of these issues are the valuation date and the standard of value to be...more

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