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Divorce and the Family Business: How to Avoid Delays and Disputes: Appraising Your Homes and Commercial Properties commercial appraiser divorce and family business family and business real estate and divorce residential appraiser Feb 26, 2023

One of the complexities involved in Divorce with a Family Business is the real estate holdings beyond the family residence.  While many affluent families, in addition to their primary residence have vacation homes, when dealing with a family business, commercial real estate is often involved addi...

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Divorce and the Family Business: Finding Hidden Assets and Nefarious Financial Activities w/a Forensic Accountant divorce and family business divorce journey forensic accounting hidden assets in divorce high net worth legal support during divorce Feb 10, 2023

While we touched on forensics accounting with our Business Valuator, earlier in this series, today we are focusing more on the family finances, the red flags of fraud, and potential inappropriate spending common ways people try to hide money and how you, as the spouse of the business owner can be...

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Divorce and The Family Business: For the Affluent Women - How to Preserve and Enhance your Lifestyle During and Beyond Divorce affluent wife affluent women divorce and family business financial advisor financial planner high net worth divorce Feb 03, 2023

When it comes to dollars and sense there is much for the affluent wife to understand.  However, it is your mindset that drives your success, not your understanding of the financial complexities which is why I asked Olivia to speak to you!

Olivia has a very specialized niche…She helps affluent wome...

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Divorce and the Family Business: The Importance of a Business Valuation and Forensic Evaluation business valuation divorce and family business family business family business adviser forensic evaluator hidden money Jan 28, 2023


One of the most important steps in navigating a divorce that involves a family business is analyzing the value of the business - this requires a Business Valuation expert. Once their job is complete, if there is any concern around ‘hidden money’, a Forensic Evaluator would be hired to do a deeper...

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Divorce and the Family Business: For the Primary Business Owner: How to Avoid Costly Divorce Mistakes divorce and family business divorce journey divorce settlement life after divorce Jan 23, 2023

In today’s episode of Divorce and the Family Business, I am speaking with Ryan Kalamaya who will be walking us through his representation of the Primary Business Owner from initial consultation through the final divorce settlement.  If that’s you, it is essential that you understand and are prepa...

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Divorce and the Family Business: A Step By Step Legal Recipe for For the Business Owner’s Spouse business owner divorce and family business divorce journey legal advice Jan 17, 2023

Welcome back to the second episode in Divorce and the Family Held Business.  Today’s episode is legal advice for the business owner’s spouse. A Step By Step Recipe for an Equitable Settlement guides you through the process from consultation through settlement highlighting the unique challenges yo...

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