Retirement accounts are frequently the largest asset a divorcing couple owns, and they are also the easiest to divide incorrectly...

Of all the assets in a divorce, a pension is the one most likely to be mispriced — and the one most likely to be traded away for too little…

If your divorce involves an IRA, the good news is that it is simpler to divide than a 401(k) or pension…

Most people going through a divorce have a lawyer and, if things are contested, maybe a mediator…

A 401(k) is often the largest or second-largest asset a couple owns, and dividing it is more involved than splitting a bank account. You cannot simply agree on a number and move the money…

Divorce is one of the moments an estate plan is most likely to fail quietly. The documents you signed years ago — the will, the beneficiary forms, the powers of attorney — usually still name the person you just divorced…

"Who gets what" is the question at the center of most divorces, and the answer is less obvious than people expect. New York does not simply cut the marital estate in half...

If retirement accounts are part of your divorce, you will almost certainly hear the term "QDRO" at some point — usually late, and usually with a sense that it should have come up sooner…

In high-conflict custody and visitation matters, the parent who can document what actually happened holds a real advantage. Memories are contested and easy to dispute; a careful, contemporaneous written record is much harder to dismiss.‍..

Custody modification petitions are almost as common as the original petitions. People often establish custody when their children are relatively young, and as the children age or circumstances shift, the arrangement no longer fits…

An order of protection is not necessarily permanent or fixed. Depending on the circumstances, either party can ask the court to modify it, terminate it, or extend it.‍..

If you have ever been granted an order of protection, you already know the order is only as good as your ability to enforce it. New York gives you two practical routes, and they are not mutually exclusive — many people use both.‍.. ‍

The settlement is signed. The judge has entered the judgment. The case is closed.‍ And then, for most people, the real work begins.‍..

One of the quieter realities of a divorce is how dramatically the household budget changes the moment two people start running two homes instead of one.‍..

Tax is the dimension of a high net worth divorce that hides in plain sight. It does not appear in the headlines of the settlement agreement. It does not get argued about in court. And yet it can quietly reshape the value of every line item on the page.‍

For business owners, divorce introduces a level of complexity that most legal advice does not fully anticipate. The business is not just an asset on a balance sheet. It is the engine of the family's income, often the largest piece of the estate, and frequently the most illiquid.‍.. ‍

For most high-net-worth households, the single largest asset is not the house. It is the combined balance of retirement accounts: 401(k)s, IRAs, deferred compensation, and pensions.‍ When those accounts have to be divided in a divorce, the work is not simply mathematical…

In most marriages, financial visibility is uneven. One spouse usually handles the investing, runs the business, or manages the accounts. The other spouse is engaged at a high level but rarely sees the day-to-day detail…

Most people walking into a divorce in New York have heard some version of the same thing: marital assets are split fifty-fifty. It sounds simple, and it is the rough starting point for most cases.‍ But "fifty-fifty" is one of the most misleading shorthands in divorce law. The actual rule in New York is equitable distribution, which is not the same thing as equal distribution.‍.. ‍

Discover why high net worth divorce is a wealth planning event, not just a legal one. Learn the critical role of financial advisors alongside attorneys, the tax implications that reshape settlements, how asset division impacts your long-term financial picture, and why coordinating legal and financial expertise determines your wealth preservation, security, and retirement stability…