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Matrimonial and Divorce Advisory Solutions
Our professionals in the National Matrimonial/Divorce Advisory Practice work closely with attorneys and other trusted advisors on coordinated services for those who are impacted by divorce. Learn More about our full range of services, including cash flow management, estate and tax planning, investment management, trust planning, and others. Also, find out about our approach to working with you and your clients.
Matrimonial and Divorce Monthly Tip
Read our latest monthly tip as featured in Family Lawyer Magazine to help with your premarital planning and to guide you through the difficult process of divorce.
Advancements in Family Law: Part I – The Business of Family
Sharon Klein moderates a roundtable discussion with the present and two past AAML presidents on what family law firms need to do to prosper in the future.
Advancements in Family Law: Part 2 – The Practice of Family Law
In part two of the roundtable discussion, the group shares insights on how the practice needs to evolve as we look to the future.
Advancements in Family Law: Part 3 – The Family Law Clients
Part three focuses on how family law firms may need to adapt to meet growing client expectations.
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The Best Advice I Ever Gave to Those Navigating Divorce
Sharon Klein and three other seasoned attorneys discuss their top tips for those maneuvering through divorce and their professional advisors.
Top Tips in Negotiating Premarital Agreements
Are you most effectively representing your clients in negotiating prenuptial agreements? Sharon and Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, met with Dan Couvrette to outline top tips and traps in negotiating premarital agreements.
Attacking and Defending Trust Assets in Divorce
When a marriage ends and a spouse is a trust beneficiary, are the trust assets accessible or off limits in a divorce? Sharon and Elena Karabatos, partner at Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC in New York, met with Dan Couvrette to examine what makes trusts more vulnerable to attack in divorce, as well as other considerations.
Top Tips for Negotiating Settlement Agreements
Are you aware of the analytical data and latest tax law changes that can help you most effectively represent clients at the negotiating table? Sharon Klein and Mark Bank, a founding partner of Bank Rifkin in Michigan, met with Dan Couvrette to outline important steps family lawyers should take in negotiating settlement agreements.
Lessons Learned from Celebrity Divorce Disasters
Using celebrity cases as illustrations, Sharon discusses the lessons learned from celebrity divorce mishaps with Family Lawyer Magazine CEO Dan Couvrette and Nancy Chemtob, a leading family law attorney in New York City.
Leveraging Life Insurance in Settlement Agreements
Are you aware of the important steps you can take to ensure obligations are appropriately secured with life insurance pre- and post divorce? Sharon Klein and Lee Rosenberg, partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP in New York, met with Dan Couvrette to outline key guidance for leveraging life insurance in the marital planning and divorce contexts.
Top Tips in Negotiating Premarital Agreements
Are you most effectively representing your clients in negotiating prenuptial agreements? Sharon and Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, met with Dan Couvrette to outline top tips and traps in negotiating premarital agreements.
Top Tips for Negotiating Settlement Agreements
Are you aware of the analytical data and latest tax law changes that can help you most effectively represent clients at the negotiating table? Sharon Klein and Mark Bank, a founding partner of Bank Rifkin in Michigan, met with Dan Couvrette to outline important steps family lawyers should take in negotiating settlement agreements.
Leveraging Life Insurance in Settlement Agreements
Are you aware of the important steps you can take to ensure obligations are appropriately secured with life insurance pre- and post divorce? Sharon Klein and Lee Rosenberg, partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP in New York, met with Dan Couvrette to outline key guidance for leveraging life insurance in the marital planning and divorce contexts.
A Conversation with Bill LaFond, Area Executive, and Estate Planning Hall of Famer Sharon L. Klein
A Conversation with Estate Planning Hall of Famer Sharon Klein
Bill LaFond, head of the Mid-Atlantic Region and the Family Wealth division for Wilmington Trust Wealth Management, sits down with Sharon Klein to discuss her approach in advising successful families and individuals, and to learn what has made her so successful in her career.
Podcast: Legal Visionaries - Top Estate Planning Tips for Before, During, and after a Marriage
In this podcast, Sharon Klein joined Mary Vandenack, host of Legal Visionaries Podcast, to offer practical guidance on how to help position clients before, during, and after marriage.
How to Stress Test a Divorce Plan
Our divorce planning experts Sharon Klein and Christy Watkins discuss ways to stress test every divorce plan so your clients can be well-positioned for the future.
Top 10 Considerations When Facing Divorce
The dissolution of marriage is one of the most stressful and difficult experiences your clients may face. Our resources can help make the transition as smooth as possible.
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Four Divorce Risks Your Clients May Not Know Exist
Divorce can derail family wealth and affect generations far beyond just one couple.
Podcast: Marriage, Divorce, and Asset Protection
Learn about protecting assets before marriage and after a divorce.
Lessons Learned from the Bill and Melinda Gates Divorce
Although the complications of divorce are magnified with the breakup of this power couple, their divorce underscores many important lessons that couples generally are well-advised to heed.
Divorce During a Pandemic (and the Holidays!)
If you are one of the many people re-evaluating your marriage and considering divorce, especially during the pandemic, there are several key factors to keep in mind that could make the process go more smoothly for you.
The Best Advice I Ever Gave
Sharon Klein and three other seasoned attorneys discuss their top tips for those maneuvering through divorce and their professional advisors.
Massive Fortune, Bitter Court Battles Surround Definition of Grandchild for Elizabeth Hurley’s Son
Sharon Klein shares her insights on a case that has garnered intense media attention involving the disinheritance of Elizabeth Hurley's son.
Podcast: Marriage, Divorce, and Asset Protection
Learn about protecting assets before marriage and after a divorce.
Divorce During a Pandemic (and the Holidays!)
If you are one of the many people re-evaluating your marriage and considering divorce, especially during the pandemic, there are several key factors to keep in mind that could make the process go more smoothly for you.
Massive Fortune, Bitter Court Battles Surround Definition of Grandchild for Elizabeth Hurley’s Son
Sharon Klein shares her insights on a case that has garnered intense media attention involving the disinheritance of Elizabeth Hurley's son.
What Family Lawyers Should Know About Premarital Estate Planning
Premarital estate planning can be key in protecting clients in the event of divorce.
Assets and Prenuptial Agreements
An overview of protecting assets with a prenuptial agreement.
Top Tips for Negotiating Premarital Agreements
Sharon Klein and Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, discuss premarital agreements with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine and Divorce Marketing Group.
Podcast: Ten Tax Considerations in Divorce
Taxes may not be your clients’ top priority when you are helping them through their divorce, but many decisions made during this time can affect their situations.
What Family Law Practitioners Must Know About the New Tax Laws
Seven areas impacted by the current tax laws, including taxation of trust income and other important considerations.
Financial Aspects of Prenups
Learn how a prenuptial agreement can be an important component.
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Ten Tax Considerations in Divorce
Ten issues clients and their advisors should discuss before a divorce is finalized.
Podcast: Divorce Tax Considerations at Year End and Beyond
Learn more about key tax issues you and your client should discuss before a divorce is finalized so that you can take advantage of opportunities, maneuver around potential traps, and help position your clients for a successful settlement.
Trust Assets and Divorce: The Latest News
A discussion on the Ferri-Powell case, where a divorcing spouse was able to move tens of millions in trust assets out of reach of his ex-spouse.
Wealth Shock: High-Asset Divorce, Volatile Markets, and COVID
In this roundtable reprint from Family Lawyer Magazine, Sharon Klein and three presidents of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers share their thoughts on how volatile stock and real estate markets and COVID can impact property division in high-asset divorces.
Suddenly Single: How Women Can Thrive After Divorce or Spousal Loss
Women who find themselves newly and unexpectedly single, whether a result of divorce or death or other separation, should take concrete steps to position themselves for success.
Post-Pandemic: Your Divorce and Your Financial Future
Dissolving a marriage is already a period of disruption for individuals and this process has changed post-pandemic, bringing additional and intensified emotional and financial challenges.
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Podcast: Financial Information Family Lawyers Need to Negotiate a Strong Deal for Clients
Discover how financial projection analysis tools can assist your clients with navigating divorce settlements and better position them for their future.
The Division of Retirement Plan Assets in Divorce
Learn which estate planning documents, account titles, and beneficiary designations should be updated as soon as possible.
What Family Law Practitioners Must Know About Life Insurance
In many divorce proceedings, life insurance plays an integral role as part of the ultimate resolution/settlement.
How to Build Credit After Divorce
Simple steps can help build credit status.
Planning for Higher Education in Divorce
Don’t let college planning become an afterthought during the difficult time of divorce.
When Family Business Owners Get Divorced
Valuation is key to the equitable distribution of your business.
Estate Planning for a Pending Divorce: What Family Lawyers Must Know
Determining the proper division of retirement assets in a divorce and the actual distribution of these assets is very complex.
What Family Lawyers Must Know About Modifying “Irrevocable” Trust Provisions
When irrevocable trusts are drafted in happier times, and then times change, is it possible to reduce or even eliminate the interest of an ex-spouse or soon-to-be ex-spouse?
Podcast: Financial Information Family Lawyers Need to Negotiate a Strong Deal for Clients
Discover how financial projection analysis tools can assist your clients with navigating divorce settlements and better position them for their future.
The Division of Retirement Plan Assets in Divorce
Learn which estate planning documents, account titles, and beneficiary designations should be updated as soon as possible.
What Family Law Practitioners Must Know About Life Insurance
In many divorce proceedings, life insurance plays an integral role as part of the ultimate resolution/settlement.
How to Build Credit After Divorce
Simple steps can help build credit status.
Planning for Higher Education in Divorce
Don’t let college planning become an afterthought during the difficult time of divorce.
When Family Business Owners Get Divorced
Valuation is key to the equitable distribution of your business.
Estate Planning for a Pending Divorce: What Family Lawyers Must Know
Determining the proper division of retirement assets in a divorce and the actual distribution of these assets is very complex.
What Family Lawyers Must Know About Modifying “Irrevocable” Trust Provisions
When irrevocable trusts are drafted in happier times, and then times change, is it possible to reduce or even eliminate the interest of an ex-spouse or soon-to-be ex-spouse?
“Many clients come to us at a pivotal time in their lives. Our approach is to combine empathy with experience, and we approach every situation with sensitivity and an understanding of what people are going through.”
Please reach out to me personally to learn how we can help you or your clients maneuver through the complexity of divorce, and find financial stability and peace of mind.
Sharon Klein
President, Family Wealth, Eastern U.S. Region, Head of National Matrimonial/Divorce Advisory Practice, Wilmington Trust, N.A.
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