Business Valuation
Backed by 100+ Years' Experience
Orange County Business Valuation Attorneys
Business owners considering or facing divorce must plan carefully to ensure maximum protection of their financial interests. Many such cases carry the potential for complex, time-consuming disputes over business valuation and complex property division. Your choice of legal counsel could make all the difference when it comes to your ability to sustain your business and support your lifestyle.
Sophisticated, Comprehensive Family Law Representation By Dedicated Lawyers
Applying decades of experience in high net worth divorce, including successful representation of numerous business owners and their spouses, our attorneys build and handle your case according to your goals. This includes performing the necessary research, negotiating creatively and fighting aggressively for you in litigation if that is what your case requires.
Enlisting Qualified Experts To Build The Strongest Possible Case For You
Our strengths as Orange County family law and business valuation lawyers include:
Direct access to certified valuation analysts (CVAs), accountants and other trusted business experts who will define and apply the best business valuation method for your situation.
Proven skill in attacking valuation methods used by other parties to improve their positions at our clients' expense.
Diligence in issue spotting, including thorough assessment of the tax consequences of various financial decisions and settlement options.
Steadfast consciousness of the demands of your business and career, as well as the importance of protecting your professional reputation and decision-making authority.
From protection of your critical business interests in negotiation of complex property division to skillfully handling spousal support disputes, our law firm is a proven, dependable resource.
To begin exploring options and establishing a strategy for getting through your divorce with your assets and business future as intact as possible, contact us today.
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Do I Have to be a California Resident to Divorce Here?
To file for divorce, you must be able to prove California residency for six months and residency in the county where you file for at least three months. The respondent or "defendant" spouse in a divorce case does not have to be a California resident, however.
What are Some of the Key Early Steps in the Divorce Process, and How Long Does it Take?
Divorce proceedings begin when either spouse files a petition that is served on the other. The person served then has 30 days to file a response, or the case proceeds without that response toward a likely final judgment about six months later.
If there is a response, the parties begin the process of exchanging information and, typically, attempting to negotiate a marital settlement agreement either on their own or in a mandatory conference in court. Every case is different, and the entire process can take anywhere from months to several years.
Do I Need to Prove My Spouse Is at Fault for Causing the Divorce?
No. California is a "no fault" divorce state. Grounds for divorce are not considered, although the court may consider many factors when issuing orders on child custody and other issues.
How Do I Get Started if I Have Decided I Want a Divorce — or a Legal Separation?
Our divorce attorneys strongly encourage you to contact an experienced, qualified lawyer — ideally, one who focuses exclusively on family law. Pursuing a do-it-yourself divorce is legal but filled with traps and potential complications.
At the Burch Shepard Family Law Group, our Orange County divorce lawyers have guided many hundreds of men and women through divorces of all levels of complexity. We emphasize preparation and results, always putting our clients' needs and best interests first.
