Collaborative Divorce California for High-Net-Worth Couples
California Fam. Code 2013 UCLA collaborative divorce: disqualification rule, financial neutral, privacy advantage over litigation. HNW timeline 6-14 months. (888) 42-BORNA.
Separate Property Tracing California: HNW Divorce Guide
California Fam. Code 770 separate property. Direct tracing vs. exhaustion (See v. See). Family expense presumption. Section 2640 reimbursement. Pereira/Van Camp. Confidential consult: (888) 42-BORNA.
Legal Separation vs Divorce California: Strategic Choice for High-Net-Worth Couples
California legal separation preserves marital status for federal benefits, immigration, ERISA coverage, and Social Security 10-year rule. Strategic choice for HNW couples. (888) 42-BORNA.
QDRO California: Pension, 401(k), and Retirement Division in High-Net-Worth Divorce
California QDROs split private 401(k)s and pensions; CalPERS/CalSTRS need Joinders and Model Orders; military needs USFSPA 10/10. Drafting traps, survivor benefits, tax treatment. (888) 42-BORNA.
Bifurcation of Marital Status California: Strategic Use
Bifurcation of marital status under California Family Code 2337 ends the marriage early while financial issues continue. Tax, remarriage, and estate planning benefits with statutory conditions. (888) 42-BORNA.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty Between Spouses California
California Family Code 721, 1100, 1101 impose business-partner fiduciary duties between spouses. 50% to 100% forfeiture for breach. Borna Houman Law handles HNW disclosure cases. (888) 42-BORNA.
Spousal Support Buyout California: Lump-Sum Settlement Strategy for High Earners
For a high-earning Californian facing 15 to 20 years of monthly spousal support payments, a lump-sum buyout is often the most strategic exit. A single payment, made today, terminates all future obligation, eliminates modification risk, removes remarriage and cohabitation contingencies, and frees the payor to make business and life decisions without an ex-spouse’s economic interest […]
Date of Separation California: Why It Drives High-Net-Worth Divorce
The single most consequential factual dispute in a California high-net-worth divorce is rarely about custody, parenting time, or even the dissolution itself. It is the date of separation. Every dollar earned, every option vested, every bonus accrued, and every debt incurred after the date of separation belongs to the earning spouse alone under Family Code […]
Move-Away Custody California: LaMusga Factors and Relocation Disputes
California move-away custody cases turn on the LaMusga factors. BHL represents high-net-worth parents in contested relocation matters across LA County.
Stock Options and RSUs in California Divorce: Hug and Nelson Formulas
California stock option and RSU division in divorce under the Hug and Nelson time-rule formulas. BHL advises executives on equity-heavy dissolutions in LA.