Bifurcation of Marital Status California: Strategic Use
Bifurcation of marital status under California Family Code 2337 ends the marriage early while financial issues continue. Discreet HNW divorce counsel in LA.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty Between Spouses California
Breach of fiduciary duty between spouses under Family Code 721, 1100, and 1101 can cost up to 100% of an asset. Confidential consultation: (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.
Cryptocurrency Divorce California: Bitcoin and Digital Asset Division
Bitcoin and crypto are community property in a California divorce. Borna Houman Law traces, values, and divides digital assets for HNW clients. (888) 42-BORNA.
Trust Assets in California Divorce: HNW Property Division Guide
Trust assets in a California divorce: revocable, irrevocable, DAPTs, SLATs, and dynasty trusts. Borna Houman Law handles the division. (888) 42-BORNA.
Business Valuation in California Divorce: Methods, Goodwill, and What Owners Need to Know
When a spouse owns a business, the divorce becomes a valuation fight. California treats a business interest acquired or grown during the marriage as community property under Family Code § 760, which means the non-owner spouse is entitled to half the community property portion of the company’s value. The number that valuation experts assign to […]
Hidden Assets in California Divorce: How Forensic Accounting Uncovers What Your Spouse Won’t Disclose
California’s community property system depends on both spouses making full financial disclosure. Family Code §§ 721 and 1100 impose fiduciary duties between spouses that are among the strictest in any state — each spouse must disclose every asset, every debt, and every material financial fact. When one spouse violates that duty by concealing assets, the […]