Using celebrity cases as illustrations, Sharon Klein discusses the lessons learned from celebrity divorce mishaps with Family Lawyer magazine publisher Dan Couvrette and Nancy Chemtob, a leading family law attorney in New York City.

When a marriage ends and a spouse is a trust beneficiary, are the trust assets accessible or off limits in a divorce? Wilmington Trust's Sharon Klein, president, Eastern U.S. Region and Elena Karabatos, partner at Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC in New York met with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine, to examine what types of trusts, trust provisions, trust history and trust administration make trusts more vulnerable to attack in divorce; how to potentially change even irrevocable trusts; and ways to ameliorate surprising tax consequences that might otherwise distort results.

Are you most effectively representing your clients in negotiating prenuptial agreements? Wilmington Trust's Sharon Klein, president, Eastern Region and Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, met with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine, to outline top tips and traps in negotiating premarital 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? Wilmington Trust's Sharon Klein, president, Eastern Region and Mark Bank, a founding partner of Bank Rifkin in Michigan met with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine, to outline important steps family lawyers should take in negotiating 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? Wilmington Trust's Sharon Klein, president, Eastern Region and Lee Rosenberg, partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP in New York, met with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine, to outline key guidance for leveraging life insurance in the marital planning and divorce contexts.

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.

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.

Divorce can derail family wealth and affect generations far beyond just one couple.

Learn about protecting assets before marriage and after a 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 situation.

Trusts created during a marriage can have adverse tax consequences long after divorce.

Seven areas impacted by the current tax laws–including taxation of trust income and other important considerations.

How recent changes in the law have impacted the income tax consequences of trusts after divorce.

The tax impact of every trust created during a marriage should be carefully considered in the event of future divorce.

Learn about the current tax law treatment of alimony and other considerations.

Ten issues clients and their advisors should discuss before a divorce is finalized.

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.

A discussion on the Sharabani v. Sharabani case, which involved the complications in obtaining a Jewish divorce (a “Get”).

Learn how prenuptial agreements can be an important component of pre-marriage planning.

Sharon Klein, Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, a Family Lawyer in Hackensack, discuss premarital agreements with Dan Couvrette, CEO of Family Lawyer Magazine and Divorce Marketing Group.

Pre-marital estate planning can be key in protecting clients in the event of divorce.

An overview of protecting assets with a prenuptial agreement.

Valuation is key to the equitable distribution of your business.

Determining the proper division of retirement assets in a divorce and the actual distribution of these assets is very complex.

Don’t let college planning become an afterthought during the difficult time of divorce.

Simple steps can help build credit status.

Learn which estate planning documents, account titles, and beneficiary designations should be updated as soon as possible.

In many divorce proceedings, life insurance plays an integral role as part of the ultimate resolution/settlement.

When irrevocable trusts include ex-spouses or soon to be ex-spouses as beneficiaries, family law practitioners should be aware that trust distributions can potentially be adjusted.

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?

Discover how financial projection analysis tools can assist your clients with navigating divorce settlements and better position them for their future.