San Antonio Family Law Blog

Business owners in San Antonio typically do not marry with the expectation that they will get divorced down the road. However, the reality is that, sometimes, divorce cannot be avoided. Still, business owners can take some steps to protect their assets if they end up getting divorced.

First, business owners may want to put together prenuptial agreements prior to getting married, or they can create postnuptial agreements if they are already married. These agreements can spell out how business owners would like their companies valued and their assets split during divorce proceedings. These agreements can be helpful for facilitating resolutions and, thus, easing both a business owner's anxieties and those of his or her future ex.

Getting divorced can be an unsettling process no matter what a couple's net worth may be in San Antonio. However, the stakes are understandably higher when wealthy individuals decide to break up. Here is a look at how a high-asset divorce differs from a typical divorce.

A key difference between a divorce involving high-value assets and an ordinary divorce is the types of assets that must be divided. Affluent individuals often keep their wealth in the form of stocks. In fact, during the past few decades, many affluent individuals have received stock options that are highly lucrative in companies that are rapidly growing.

With the new year in full swing, some feuding couples in San Antonio may be ready to finally get divorced. However, just because two people may be headed for divorce does not mean that the process has to be a hostile one. Here are a few tips for making the divorce process relatively painless.

First, it is wise for divorcing couples to avoid seeking revenge, as the divorce court ultimately does not care about the personal issues between the parties, at least insofar as granting the divorce. A spouse may be eager to present pictures in court that prove that the other party cheated, or he or she might even gather other evidence with the help of a private investigator. However, unless the other party spent large sums of cash on his or her affair and thus severely impacted the family's finances, the court likely will not care about all of the details of the other party's misdeeds.

Your divorce can be a time when you have an increased emotional state with bouts of sustained stress. It is during these times when decisions you make can have long lasting negative effects. Your behavior and decision making during and right after your divorce can dictate how smooth the proceedings and your relationships with your family will proceed.

Once your divorce begins, while you will have the support and guidance of your attorney working with you, here are ways you can best reduce conflict and be the most responsible during your divorce.