You have spent decades building your business, weathering the down markets but successfully capitalizing when market conditions were favorable. However, now that your spouse decided to pursue a divorce, you wonder whether your company is at risk. The court will...
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Business Valuation
Valuing the family business in a divorce
Absent a prenuptial agreement, as a business owner, you are probably going to have to divide the family business with your spouse in a divorce. For the most part, that might mean figuring out a way to “buy out” your spouse’s fair share of the company. You can’t divide...
How an appraiser can help divide operating businesses in a divorce
One of the most vexing problems in a Maryland divorce involving operating businesses is valuing and dividing the businesses. A proper valuation involves complex questions of asset value, the amount of debt, predicting future income, and deriving an estimate of fair...
Business valuation and dividing a business during divorce
It may be helpful for divorcing couples who own a family business together to be familiar with the different options for addressing a family business during the divorce process. There are several different options to consider to divide a family business. One spouse...