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Division Of Complex Assets In New Jersey

New Jersey is abundant with high net worth marriages. Therefore, it is not uncommon for The Law Office of Joanna D. Brick, Esq. to have experience with various high asset divorces, requiring a settlement of complex asset distribution. With this experience, Joanna D. Brick, Esq. has always ensured her client’s satisfaction concerning the protection of her client’s assets and accurate distribution of assets during a divorce.

Complex Assets Entails High Assets

When speaking about the distribution of complex assets in New Jersey, there are a number of different types of property that will fall in this category. In New Jersey, it is popular for families to own multiple homes, small businesses, or enjoy business executive benefits. When it comes to a divorce, dividing the tangible and the intangible assets can become quite complex. Business assets reach beyond real property and can include intangible components such as patents, trademarks, or anticipated public stock offerings. Business executives often have corporate benefits such as stock options, restricted stocks, pension plans, retirement accounts, and other forms of deferred compensations. The identification and proper valuation of each and every component of complex assets is required to provide accurate distribution between the parties.

NJ Distribution Of Complex Marital Assets

In New Jersey, these complex assets will be included in the distribution of assets between a couple. For instance, a party receiving vested and unvested stock options from their company during the marriage must be identified and included in the distribution of property. Similarly, a pension or profit sharing must be distributed correctly to include the portions received after the divorce but earned during the marriage. As experienced legal representation for those in New Jersey seeking a divorce with high net worth, Joanna D. Brick, Esq. will ensure privacy, protection of property and a professional settlement.

Valuation Of Assets In New Jersey

Due to the highly valuable assets involved in these cases, The Law Office of Joanna D. Brick determines valuation of high net worth assets with the assistance of outside accountants, appraisers and experts in actuarial accounting. Accountants may also assist to tax implications of distributing such assets.

Seek Legal Assistance For Complex Asset Distribution

The Law Office of Joanna D. Brick, Esq. has extensive experience in negotiating complex marital asset distribution in New Jersey, offering quality, personalized, and professional legal services out of its central office in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. We service Northern and Central New Jersey including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, & Union Counties.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about complex asset distribution in New Jersey, answered by Brick Law, LLC.

What makes an asset complex in a New Jersey divorce?

Assets that require valuation rather than a statement balance: closely held businesses, professional practices, stock options and restricted stock units, deferred compensation, pensions, executive benefits, real estate partnerships, intellectual property and digital assets. Each needs a valuation date, an agreed method and often an expert.

How are stock options and RSUs divided?

New Jersey looks at what the grant was intended to compensate. Awards for past performance during the marriage are typically marital; awards intended to retain the employee after the filing date typically are not. Unvested awards are commonly divided using a coverture formula.

How is a pension divided?

The marital share is generally the portion earned between the date of marriage and the complaint date, divided through a Qualified Domestic Relations Order for private plans or the equivalent process for public ones. The alternative is an offset against other assets of comparable value.

What if a spouse is hiding assets?

Discovery tools include subpoenas to banks and employers, interrogatories, depositions and forensic accountants who trace deposits, lifestyle spending and business cash flow. A court can draw adverse inferences, reallocate assets and impose fee sanctions against a spouse who conceals.

Is cryptocurrency divided in a New Jersey divorce?

Yes. Digital assets are property subject to equitable distribution. They are also among the easiest assets to move quietly, so early discovery of exchange records, wallet addresses and tax filings matters — as does fixing the valuation date, given how sharply values move.

Do I need a forensic expert?

Not always. An expert is warranted where value is genuinely disputed and material — a business, a professional practice, complex compensation or suspected concealment. Where the asset is transparent and the sum modest, the expert’s cost can exceed what the dispute is worth.

Have a question that is not answered here? Contact Brick Law, LLC or call (201) 254-0881 to speak with a Bergen County family law attorney.

This information is general and about New Jersey law. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case turns on its own facts.

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