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I owned this business before I got married, so it’s just mine, right?

There are many times when a business owner has owned a business for several years prior to the marriage. So we talk about these issues as the difference between separate property and marital property. Separate property was owned prior to the marriage and an expert might come in and “trace” the assets to determine if they are still separate or have been co-mingled or turned into marital property.

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Business Owners: How should I run my business if I am getting divorced?

Typically we recommend you continue to run your business in the same manner as you did prior to the divorce and not to make any decisions that you think will make the value lower (or higher) or do things that you think are more advantageous in the divorce litigation. Here's the thing - most of the time if you decide to do something different in order to increase debt or reduce your profit which you think will help you, it could potentially backfire on you.

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Should I Get a Business Valuation Done BEFORE I File for Divorce?

Most people will want to do some pre-divorce planning or at a minimum know what the business is worth before they even decide whether to get divorced. Typically the business owner will reach out to a valuation expert and say “I want to try to get a valuation number because I'm doing some strategic planning” or “I just want to know what the business is worth for internal purposes”.

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