Listen to this one: I recently worked on a divorce case in which the separating couple had agreed to bring in a neutral business valuation analyst, to help ascertain what the husband’s business was worth, in order to craft an equitable settlement that would include spousal maintenance. That’s a smart, prudent, and commendable move.
Read MoreLet’s start with a simple set of facts: You bill by the hour. I do, too, but I also am compensated in other ways which give me a degree of flexibility on the clock that you don’t have.
Read MoreIn my last newsletter, I gave you what I hope is a good working overview of executive compensation such as stock options. I explained how this type of “payment” is purposely deferred, typically over a rolling period of several years, in order to incentivize the employee to stay with the company, and also help it grow, so that he or she can eventually cash in on its growth and heftier stock price.
Read MoreI like to say that there are three parties in any divorce: The husband, the wife, and Uncle Sam. Because everyone agrees that the less we can give to that greedy uncle, the more that’s left for the remaining two parties.
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Read MoreImagine how a CPA and tax expert, like me, cringes when she hears people who are not tax experts, casually tossing around tax “advice.” Yup. I’m talking about family law attorneys. Let me count the ways...
Read MoreHere’s a financial vocabulary word that many women facing divorce don’t understand: “fungible.” It means that items are basically interchangeable in value.
Read MoreIn my last newsletter, I addressed the topic of the AFI: the Affidavit of Financial Information. More specifically, I addressed it from the point of view of a woman facing divorce, and the challenges that she (and by extension, you) face when trying to complete it.
Read MoreOne of my attorney clients once told me, “The AFI, hands down, is the most important thing you can help with.”
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