Divorce Lawyer in Bergen County, New Jersey | Equitable Distribution of High End Assets & Debts

The Issues Involved in Complex Divorce Cases

Experienced New Jersey Divorce Attorneys

Complex divorce cases typically have three things in common:

The couple agrees on very few, or none, of the issues to be decided in the divorce
The couple has a contentious relationship so it is difficult for them to work together to resolve disputes over custody, property, child support and alimony
The couple has significant and complex marital assets

An inability or unwillingness on the part of even one party to work together on a property settlement agreement will make mediation impossible. Nor is divorce mediation usually recommended when there has been domestic violence in the marriage. Disputes regarding the nature and value of the marital assets, including hidden assets or an understated business value, will often drive the case to divorce court.

At the Bergen County family law office of Aretsky & Aretsky, our divorce lawyers provide hard-hitting, aggressive representation to protect the interests of clients in difficult or complicated divorce cases. We use every resource at our disposal to meet your goals regarding:

Contact our Ridgewood law office to meet with a family law attorney who has experience representing clients in complicated and complex divorces.

Equitable Distribution of High End Assets and Debts

Our attorneys have extensive experience investigating the facts in financially complex divorce cases and in bringing such cases to trial in family court. Many property division disputes relate to disagreement over which assets are in the marital estate and the value of those assets. Other complex divorces involve the validity of a prenuptial agreement signed by the spouses prior to the marriage. Many complex divorces with significant assets also involve a dispute over whether or not one spouse should receive alimony or spousal support, and the amount of alimony which should be paid.

We work with forensic accountants to locate hidden assets, to determine the value of assets, and to manage competitive market evaluations of income for people who are self-employed. We have skillfully handled many divorces involving business evaluations, pension evaluations, deferred executive compensation packages, stocks, real estate, and issues associated with jointly controlled trusts.

Determining what constitutes the marital estate can be complicated in high-end divorce cases. Typically, inheritances, gifts, and property owned prior to the marriage are excluded from the marital estate. Likewise, businesses owned prior to the marriage are excluded but income from the business and any increase in the overall value of a business may be subject to division. Our attorneys understand how to apply New Jersey law regarding marital and non-marital property, know how to trace non-marital property, and employ accountants when necessary to calculate what portion of an asset is marital and subject to division in the divorce.

Contact our New Jersey Divorce Attorneys

For legal help getting an equitable distribution of your marital assets in a contested divorce, contact Aretsky & Aretsky or call 201-445-5856.