Financial Issues in Divorce

Financial Issues in Divorce provides experienced family law practitioners with a practical, systematic guide to the financial complexities of divorce, including property classification, income analysis, asset valuation, tax consequences, and equitable distribution. Grounded in established authority and commercial litigation principles, the book offers practical methodologies and takeaways for applying these concepts in settlement and trial.

Thirteen chapters address the financial issues that arise throughout a divorce case, from jurisdiction, premarital agreements, classification, commingling, transmutation, tracing, and debt through income determination, imputation, business and asset valuation, and the treatment of specific asset classes. The book also examines tax consequences, spousal maintenance, equitable distribution and dissipation, financial discovery and hidden assets, financial experts, settlement spreadsheets, negotiation and arbitration, and child support. Each chapter concludes with Practical Takeaways that distill key points for application in practice.