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Dealing with a High Net Worth Divorce in Orlando or Lake Mary, Florida Area

You are divorcing in the Orlando or Lake Mary, Florida area. You have a high net worth. You have a multimillion-dollar marital estate to divide. You may own businesses, multiple real properties, trusts, retirement accounts, stock options, pensions, etc. These divorces can have complicated monetary issues. 

First, you need to decide if you want to proceed with the case through the collaborative process or by the court system with litigation. Then depending on which route you choose to pursue, you will need a team of experts to work on your case, 

If you proceed by the collaborative process, you and your spouse will each obtain a collaboratively trained attorney who has experience in collaborative cases. Then the attorneys will agree on a mental health neutral and a financial neutral to complete the collaborative team. With the collaborative process, you would not hire your own forensic accounting. That will save the participants, you, and your spouse the money you would have spent if each of you had to hire your own expert. 

Further, if you have a high net worth divorce, you may not want your financial information in the court file. That is another benefit of the collaborative process, the private nature and confidentiality of the process. You may have business information that you do not want in the court file. That is why you do the collaborative process. If you are a public figure, you can prevent the press from snooping into the private matters of your divorce by doing it through the collaborative process. That way your dirty laundry is not aired in public. 

You may have a spouse who refuses to do the case through the collaborative process. You then will need to compile a team of experts to assist you on your case. You will want to collaborate closely with your financial planner, CPA. You may want to hire a forensic accountant. You need to understand the tax ramifications and how the divorce will affect your pension, stock options, businesses, real estate, etc. You may need a business evaluator. If you have children, you may want to hire a Guardian Ad Litem or Social Investigator. 

If you have more questions regarding a Marital and Family Law matter, you may call Ann Marie Giordano Gilden at Ann Marie Giordano Gilden, P.A. at 407-732-7620 and set an initial consultation. You may also visit my website at: https://www.annmariegildenlaw.com 

This article is for informational purposes only and does not form an attorney-client privilege.