High net worth family law.
High-asset separations require more than legal skill. They require strategic preparation, financial literacy, and close attention to what is excluded, included and hidden.
Excluded, included and hidden.
A matter is high net worth when the value, structure or ownership of the assets drives the dispute: companies, trusts, investment portfolios, real estate, and property that may be excluded from division. We build the financial picture first, then negotiate or litigate from it.
Excluded property
Assets owned before the relationship, inheritances and gifts may be excluded from division, but only if they are properly traced and documented.
Family property
What is not excluded is divided under the Family Law Act. We build a financial picture that is accurate, defensible and hard to dispute.
Held through structures
Value held in companies, trusts and portfolios has to be found and valued. With forensic accountants and valuators, nothing is missed and nothing is overstated.
Complex assets. Precise strategy.
Property division
Dividing family property where the assets are large and complex.
Excluded property tracing
Tracing and documenting assets owned before the relationship, inheritances and gifts.
Corporate and business assets
Advising where assets are held through companies.
Trust and investment portfolios
Trust claims and investment holdings, reviewed before strategy is set.
Spousal support planning
Spousal support in the context of significant wealth.
Forensic accounting
Working with forensic accountants and valuators on the numbers.
Preparation is everything.
Book a confidential consultation
Tell us about your assets, their structure, and what is in dispute.
We map the financial picture
We engage valuators and analyze what is family property and what is excluded.
Negotiate or litigate
We build a strategy to reach a fair settlement, or to go to court fully prepared.
Built for high value cases.
Questions we hear.
How is excluded property protected?
Assets owned before the relationship, inheritances and gifts may be excluded from division, but only if they are properly traced and documented. We gather the records at the outset.
Do you work with forensic accountants and valuators?
Yes. We engage them to value businesses, trusts and investment holdings so that nothing is missed and nothing is overstated.
What if the assets are held through companies or trusts?
We advise on trust claims and corporate asset structures. The structure affects what is divisible and how it is valued, so we review it before setting strategy.
How does spousal support work alongside significant wealth?
We advise on spousal support in the context of significant wealth, and plan it together with property division rather than separately.
Is the first consultation confidential?
Yes. High net worth separations require discretion and precision, and every consultation is confidential.
Will my matter go to court?
We aim to reach a fair settlement where that is possible. Where it is not, we go to court fully prepared.
Ready to move forward?
High net worth separations require discretion and precision. Book a confidential consultation to discuss your assets, structure, and strategy.
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