Indianapolis High-Asset Divorce Attorney
At Ruppert & Schaefer, P.C., we handle divorces aggressively but also with compassion and dedication to our clients’ needs. Our lawyers will listen to your concerns and strive to successfully achieve your goals. From complex asset division and business valuations to custody and support matters, we have the proven skills to assist you.
Call us at 317-660-8150 or contact our Indiana law firm online to arrange for a consultation with a lawyer regarding your high-asset divorce. We will explain your rights and begin working on your case immediately.
Lawyers Assisting Clients With Complex Asset Division Throughout Indiana
At Ruppert & Schaefer, P.C., our team has more than 80 combined years of experience in all aspects of family law. Our lawyers have handled countless divorces and know how to direct your case and navigate the issues that may arise. They also have an extensive understanding of how to value and divide all types of assets, including those involving:
- Corporations
- Partnerships and other small businesses
- Investments and stock portfolios
- Vacation homes
- Cars, boats and other vehicles
- All real property
By working with experts in the field, we are able to provide the court with an accurate valuation of your property and protect your interest in them throughout your case.
How Do I Protect My Business In A Divorce?
When you are going through a divorce, the impact on your business can be stressful. To determine how valuable assets are divided in Indiana, an equitable distribution state, you must consider that business assets are divided fairly, not necessarily equally. Businesses started during marriage are typically considered marital property. However, a business owned before marriage may become marital property if your spouse contributed to it during marriage.
Business evaluation is an essential legal tool to know where your business’s worth lies. This can be done using methods such as income-based valuation or asset-based valuation.
Options for dividing the business may include:
- Buyout: One spouse purchases the other’s share.
- Co-ownership: Both parties retain ownership post-divorce.
- Sale and split: The business is sold and proceeds are divided.
The confusion from the correlation of legal and financial matters when handling such issues demands you to work with a financial expert. We always have a reputable team of financial experts on standby to help ensure a fair valuation and division of your business assets.
We work with entrepreneurs to ensure the impact on their business is minimized by handling all family law concerns with efficiency, compassion and respect for your time and your future goals.
Strategies To Protect Assets In Divorce
Undoubtedly, matters concerning asset protection during divorce are complicated legal procedures that require the utmost knowledge of what the Hoosier State legal mandates. This is a good example of why working with a Certified Family Law Specialist – a Family Law Certification Board attorney is beneficial.
These attorneys understand the specific legal issues involved in dividing assets like businesses, real estate and investments. Protecting assets often requires planning both before and during the marriage. In that case:
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements can clearly define ownership of business assets and help protect them from division.
- Shareholder or buy-sell agreements can also restrict the transfer of business interests during a divorce.
- Professional practice considerations like legal, medical or accounting practices are unique in Indiana; hence, their classification as marital property can vary.
- Short-term division and long-term planning can impact the divorce, which is critical to protecting your financial interests.
These strategies can help avoid unnecessary loss of value and keep the business intact. We can also address the tax implications of transferring assets to help ensure that one party does not face a financial burden due to improper asset distribution.
Contact A High-Asset Divorce Lawyer
For a consultation with a lawyer at Ruppert & Schaefer, P.C., regarding a business valuation or other complex property division issues, call 317-660-8150 or contact us online. Our firm represents clients throughout the Indianapolis and central Indiana area.