by ellen | May 24, 2021 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
You read in the paper that a local business just sold for $15 million. You feel your spouse’s company is about one-third the size of that operation. Does that mean your spouse has a $5 million business? A friend said she heard you can determine the worth of a business...
by ellen | Feb 18, 2021 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
For a litigation attorney, transitioning into collaborative law is like an artist being handed a paintbrush for the first time. Logically art and the law seem at odds. However, the similarity revolves around creativity. The collaborative process gives a lawyer the...
by ellen | Jun 24, 2019 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
In Divorce, the house is a risky asset. When you purchased your house, by the time you got to the closing table, you had a large stack of documents and numerous consultations that informed you about what you were buying. If you had a good realtor, they were your first...
by ellen | Mar 5, 2019 | Estate & Business Planning
I have been asked to value professional services businesses (law firms, accounting firms, medical practices, engineering firms, consulting firms, etc.) in a number of instances for marital dissolutions in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties....
by ellen | Feb 5, 2019 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
As a financial advisor, I think one of the most confusing aspects of money is that not all of it works the same way. This becomes much more apparent in the divorce process for property distribution. Many of my clients are surprised to find out that often times a...
by ellen | Nov 14, 2018 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
The discussion about division of assets initially revolves around the marital residence, as jointly owned real estate and retirement are perhaps the most significant marital assets subject to distribution in a divorce. The decision whether to retain or sell the...
