Division of Complex Marital Assets

Your Nashville Attorney for Complex Marital Asset Division

In most marriages, each party brings some assets into the marriage, and then many more assets are accumulated while the couple lives together. Ensuring a fair division of marital assets and property is especially challenging when the value of marital assets is high. If you believe your divorce may include disputes over property or your contributions to the household, contact attorney Stan Kweller.

Long-standing Nashville area attorney Stan Kweller has established time-tested procedures for dealing with complex divorces and complex asset division. Critical early steps in the divorce process include:

• Establishing which assets are marital, and which are individual and separate
• Assigning values to all significant marital property
• Securing documentation that establishes rightful ownership for individual assets
• Preparing sound evidence and testimony to demonstrate noneconomic contributions to the household

The process of assigning values to property and objects can be challenging. Some examples of complex marital assets often subject to disagreement about value include:

• Business interests, especially those involving shared ownership of a closely held business
• Real estate, including rental property, lake homes and other assets subject to volatile market forces
• Antiques, works of art and other items of special interest and collectible value

Establishing Your Total Contribution to a Household

In other complex divorce cases, one party must argue for a fair valuation of contributions to the operation and overall wealth of the household. Work as a homemaker and primary caregiver to the children, for example, clearly has value in freeing the other partner to advance a career — but how much, in economic terms? It is also necessary to consider efforts that increase an asset's value, such as remodeling or decorating a home.

Experienced family law and business lawyer Stan Kweller has represented many individuals in divorces and disputes involving complex asset division. He calls on a dependable network of experts to establish your case for ownership or the proper valuation of a business or other type of property asset.

Whether your primary concern is maintaining control of valuable business assets or maintaining the ability to raise your children comfortably after divorce, you can contact us. Stan Kweller offers experienced legal representation of your interests.