High Asset Divorce

When you think about divorce, do you picture a scene of couples fighting openly in court? While some divorcing spouses require messy litigation to get through the dissolution process, many couples in Washington can avoid it by utilizing an alternative dispute...

As many married couples are already aware, Washington is a community property state. This means that all assets acquired during a marriage are typically subject to division should a couple choose to divorce, unless specified otherwise within a prenuptial agreement....

Dividing property in a high-asset divorce can be complex. If you or your spouse own intellectual property, this process becomes even more challenging. Intellectual property is intangible, which makes it difficult to value and easy to hide. Yet, any copyrights,...

Getting the finances right is important in any divorce settlement, but in cases where there is a lot of money at stake, doing so becomes more complex. When high asset divorce happens in Washington State, the court decides how to divide up marital property in an...

When a wealthy couple splits, it presents many complex issues. The existence of children further complicates matters. Unlike other couples, whose assets and incomes may be minimal, high net worth parents often spend vast sums on their children's upbringing and...

Washington is a community property state. What does this mean exactly? In general, this means that each spouse receives fifty percent of all property (debts and liabilities) acquired during the marriage. However, you may not receive exactly fifty percent of property...

When a marriage is about to be over, both spouses usually have some ability to see the writing on the wall before one of them actually says the word "divorce" or simply has papers served. But whether there is a vague sense of an upcoming breakup or not, moving on...

When one or both parties in a divorce have significant assets, this can mean a more complex divorce situation. More real estate, bank accounts, businesses, and intellectual property, retirements and stock awards can mean more property to characterize and valuate....

Although the virtual currency known as Bitcoin has not been around for very long, it has already earned a rather infamous reputation. Bitcoin does not exist as a physically tangible form of money, nor is it regulated by a governmental agency. As such, it is not...