LOS ANGELES ASSET DIVISION LAWYERS

NEED HELP PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS & PROPERTY IN LOS ANGELES?

Some of the most complicated and contested issues in a divorce can involve the division of assets and debts. At Stolar Law Group, we can help you protect your assets and resolve your property division issues. Our lawyers are committed to helping our clients—people like you—protect their families and financial interests during a divorce. Backed by 40 years of experience, we bring more than our legal skill to the table; we provide a truly caring perspective and give each client the personalized representation their case needs.

We can bring the following to the table:

  • 40 years of legal experience
  • Extensive familiarity with Los Angeles courts
  • Strong cases that are built with the help of financial experts
  • Spanish-speaking services

CALL US AT (818) 600-6534 TO DISCUSS YOUR CASE DURING AN INITIAL EVALUATION.

DELIVERING EXPERIENCED & CARING ADVOCACY

Divorce is a highly stressful experience, especially when assets and property are involved. This is why our lawyers approach each case with diligence and care. We are experienced and attentive from start to finish. Regardless of the complexity of your asset and property case, we have the resources and insight to provide you with an effective solution.

HOW TO DEAL WITH COMMINGLED PROPERTY IN DIVORCE

One of the most frequently contested issues, is whether specific assets should be treated as community or separate property. Community property is subject to valuation and division, whereas separate property belongs to one spouse alone. Determining whether assets either divorcing spouse acquired before the marriage, or through a gift or inheritance, should be divided involves establishing whether those assets were commingled—that is, whether they were intermixed with marital assets during the course of the marriage.

We have the proven ability to interpret the findings of forensic accountants and find the best path to a favorable settlement or judgment for our client by:

  • Producing evidence that a piece of real estate, investment account, family heirloom, or other asset was never commingled and belongs to our client alone
  • Contesting opposing attorneys’ claims involving separate or commingled property
  • Developing a comprehensive accounting of all assets involved
  • Creating an account of both parties’ contributions to the marriage
  • Attacking or defending a prenuptial agreement with diligence and tenacity

INVESTMENT DIVISION DURING THE DIVORCE PROCESS

As you prepare to negotiate a property division settlement involving pensions, 401(k) funds, IRAs, and other types of retirement funds, you should make a complete inventory of you and your spouse’s retirement assets. Determining the actual value and the assignment of ownership of pensions, 401(k) savings accounts, and IRAs is often a complicated matter. Not all retirement assets are equal. Different types of funds have different characteristics, which may translate to differences in the way they might be valued and divided in a divorce.

Stolar Law Group can assist you with matters involving investment division. We can help ensure your interests are protected in all aspects of property division, including division of retirement assets. We are prepared to dig in and efficiently obtain necessary information, which may be more time and cost-effective than if you had worked with a less experienced lawyer.

Among the important questions we will ask are:

  • What type of funds are components of your retirement portfolio, and how do they work?
  • What retirement assets, if any, did you and/or your spouse bring into the marriage?
  • What portion of your retirement funds was accumulated during the marriage?

We understand how critical it is to work with the right financial experts in preparation for division of pensions, 401(k), and IRAs in a California divorce. We are ready to explain to you how Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO) are likely to figure into your overall property division process. Ultimately, you should clearly understand what portion of your or your spouse’s retirement assets will go to each of you when the time comes to retire.

ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH BUSINESS PROPERTY DIVISION

Determining an accurate value of the business is often a major undertaking. Values change from one day to the next with changing stock markets, commodities markets, real estate markets, and the overall economic climate of a region. In order to ensure that your or your spouse’s business is correctly valued in preparation for a California divorce, work with an experienced family law firm that understands technical, financial matters such as ours.

Added to the challenges of determining who actually owns what is the fact that business assets can include a number of different things:

  • Commercial real estate
  • Tools, machinery, and other implements used to conduct business
  • Consumable products paid for by a business and used in the process of conducting the business, such as paper, glue, scissors, photocopy toner, pens, and pencils
  • Goods, including raw materials and finished products ready to be sold
  • Intellectual property
  • Human talent (staff)
  • Goodwill and reputation

Business property can be one of the most challenging components of property division in a high-asset divorce. For example, someone who owns business assets may be a co-owner or one investor among several or many, with a partial stake in the business—or perhaps one spouse has a greater interest in a business than the other. We wish to help you resolve any business property division issue that may arise during your divorce, no matter how complex.

CONTACT OUR ATTORNEYS WITHOUT DELAY

Our firm can provide you with the experienced divorce counsel and asset protection strategies you need to feel more confident about your future. Our legal team has a reputation for going above and beyond for all of our clients.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP, PLEASE CALL US.

PROTECTING ASSETS WITH A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

PROTECTING ASSETS WITH A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

The best time to protect your assets is prior to the marriage. How? By establishing a prenuptial agreement that can change the rules of community property.

A prenuptial agreement allows you to do the following:

  • Agree before the marriage about which assets are separate
  • Agree which assets acquired during the marriage will be considered separate

If you are already married, you and your spouse may decide to draft a post-marital agreement. For the court to honor a post-marital agreement, the parties must have entered the agreement without threat or pressure. Both parties to a premarital or post-marital agreement should be represented by an attorney to insure that the rights and interests of both are protected.

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DIVISION OF DEBT DURING A DIVORCE

Under California law, all debts incurred during marriage are considered “community” debts—with both spouses equally liable for them—regardless of which spouse incurred them and for what purpose. However, this does not mean that debt will necessarily be divided “50/50” in the divorce settlement or judgment. Counsel from a financially savvy, resourceful family law attorney can be absolutely essential to protect you against a disadvantageous outcome when it comes to absorbing marital debt. Our attorneys at Stolar Law Group can analyze all aspects of your financial situation, work to understand your priorities, and advocate on your behalf.

Our knowledge extends across the spectrum of complex property and debt division:

  • Negotiating exchanges in which one spouse agrees to take responsibility for a greater percentage of marital debt in exchange for a greater percentage of assets
  • Performing investigative work and forensic accounting to establish whether debts predated the marriage or were incurred after the parties separated with no intent to reconcile
  • Accurately calculating tax consequences of various property and debt settlement scenarios—and pursuing innocent spouse claims on behalf of people victimized by a former spouse’s incorrect or fraudulent tax filings
  • Providing bankruptcy and foreclosure defense representation when needed
  • AWARD-WINNING FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY

    With over 40 years of dedicated experience, we are trusted not only within the legal community but also by the media. We bring facts to the table and explain the law in layman’s terms without complicating it with legal jargon.

  • INNOVATIVE LEGAL STRATEGIES

    Our goal is to help you and your family find peace and resolution. Sometimes, that means coming up with creative solutions to unique situations. We work directly with you to ensure we obtain the best possible outcome on your behalf.

  • FOCUSED ON YOUR BEST INTERESTS

    For many, it can be intimidating to meet with a lawyer when you don’t know what to expect. It can also be emotional. We create a comfortable atmosphere and work with our clients as if they are family.

PROTECT WHAT MATTERS MOST WITH STOLAR LAW GROUP

WE ARE COMMITTED TO TREATING YOUR FAMILY LIKE FAMILY

Reach out to the Los Angeles family lawyers at Stolar Law Group for help with your divorce, child custody, child support, or family law case. We offer free and confidential consultations, and our multilingual staff can assist you in English, Spanish, Armenian, Arabic, or Hebrew.

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