You Don’t Have to Be a Billionaire to Need a High-Asset Divorce Lawyer
In wealth management circles, $5 million in liquid assets is generally considered to define the low end of the very high net worth spectrum. California has the largest population of very high net worth people in the country. Of the roughly 80,000 of them who call California home, only 200 or so are billionaires. And […]
Why Privacy Matters in a High-Profile Divorce Case
There was a time when a privacy breach was the work of a highly trained investigator. But with the rise of generative AI, the threat of identity theft and hacking, and the increasing presence of surveillance cameras, privacy has never been more challenging to protect. Amy Laughlin, Founder and Managing Partner of Laughlin Legal Divorce […]
What Should You Look for in a High-Net-Worth Divorce Attorney?
There’s been a significant increase in the volume of high net worth divorce cases in California attributable to growth in Silicon Valley and the complex executive compensations that are a common feature of these divorces. Not surprisingly, there’s also been an increase in the number of attorneys in Northern California doing this work. And of […]
Keeping Your Business Safe in an Ultra High-Asset Divorce
A conversation with an Ultra High-Asset Divorce Attorney The following is a not unusual history for a typical Laughlin Legal client… When he was 6, he broke apart his mom’s laptop to see how it worked. When he was 9, he built his own laptop. When he was 17, he developed a business concept for […]
How Are Retirement Assets Divided for High Net Worth Divorces (in California)?
A conversation with a high asset divorce attorney. The short answer is: it’s complicated. The long answer is: it’s more complicated in most states than it is in California because California inherited the community property system of asset division from Mexico when the state was annexed in 1848 following the Mexican–American War. The simplicity of […]
How to Split Stocks in a Divorce: A California Expert’s Guide
All successful divorce lawyers, in California and every other state, are good at something. They may be good at instilling confidence in their clients. They may be good at listening or mediation or explaining complicated issues. But when you get into the high net worth divorce terrain where people invariably divorce with investments, you want […]
Navigating Property Division in High-Asset Divorces
A Q&A about high-asset divorce asset valuation challenges with Amy Laughlin, UHNW divorce and investment property division lawyer. What don’t most people know about dividing assets in high-net-worth divorce in California? Amy Laughlin, Founder and Partner at Laughlin Legal Divorce & Family Law Group in San Mateo doesn’t even pause to consider the answer to […]
What Legal Challenges Can a Family Lawyer Help You Overcome During a Contentious Divorce?
You’re sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee from a mug you got as a souvenir on a vacation with your spouse. You remember lying on a beach holding hands, reading poems to each other every anniversary on the same bench where you got engaged, simply being happy. You look up at the empty seat […]
High net worth couple with a lot to split? Get the best complex asset division lawyer you can find.
It’s likely the worst time of your life. The marriage you thought would last forever is over. You might be feeling betrayed, enraged, bereft, depressed, grief stricken, terrified, or stunned. Any one of those emotions will make you want to move on to a happier life chapter as rapidly as possible. That’s particularly true during […]