Marital Asset Division In High Net Worth Divorce Lawyer | Fairfax

Resolving Property Division Problems in Complex Divorces

When affluent couples divorce, the property division problems can be highly complicated. It helps when your divorce counsel has the experience and sophistication necessary to understand the nature and extent of your marital estate, so that you can benefit from clear guidance on what can be difficult problems of asset characterization, property valuation, tax planning and even asset recovery.

Contact a knowledgeable attorney at MacDowell & Associates in Fairfax for dependable advice about the property division problems characteristic of high net worth families. Our divorce clients include physicians, lawyers, business owners, senior government officials and others whose marital assets are substantial enough to merit special attention, and whose property division issues can't be resolved in a single negotiation session.

Our divorce lawyers advise clients about marital asset division involving such property as the following:

• Interests in closely held corporations
• Separate property that has appreciated in value or generated income during the marriage
• Commingled separate property that might be treated as a hybrid under Virginia law
• Family business assets
• Interests in partnerships, professional practice groups or licenses with a market value
• Antiques, art collections, classic cars and other valuable property
• Stock options that might have vested at various points before, during or after the marriage
• Pension and retirement benefits
• Undisclosed property or assets transferred from the marital estate shortly before divorce

We find that many clients with complex property division problems can also have a heightened interest in keeping their financial affairs confidential. We can move to seal the records of your divorce case to prevent any unintended consequences of the public disclosure of your financial affairs.

Our proximity to Washington, D.C., also gives us the opportunity to serve the needs of clients employed at senior levels of the armed services and national security organizations. We've been able to arrange private arbitration for resolving all of the issues in a divorce case in order to protect confidentiality and security clearances.

To learn more about our experience with Northern Virginia divorces involving complex property division or confidentiality issues, contact MacDowell & Associates in Fairfax.