San Jose Attorneys Providing Comprehensive Divorce Planning Services

Divorce planning can have a significant impact on the final divorce settlement. At Lonich & Patton, LLP in San Jose, California, we are committed to helping business owners, executives, foreign nationals and their spouses who are considering divorce to establish divorce plans.

What Is Divorce Planning?

Divorce planning involves preparing for divorce prior to filing for divorce. In many marriages, one spouse runs the family business, handles all the financial matters, or provides the childcare. Therefore, when the marriage dissolves, the other spouse is at a significant disadvantage when dividing property or making child custody determinations.

Our firm is committed to offering confidential divorce planning services for women and men. We work closely with our clients to provide them the information they need to understand:

• The family finances, where money and property is, where it comes from, and whose name is on the titles and accounts
• The business interests of the family
• Property ownership interests
• How to establish who is the primary caretaker of the children
• The risk and how to prevent issues involving parental relocations
• How to handle accusations of drug and alcohol abuse
• How to deal with accusations of domestic violence

In addition, we have helped many spouses who are not wage earners get into a financial position to secure counsel for contentious divorce litigation.

Protecting Business Assets

Our attorneys have handled divorce planning for a number of clients involved in family-owned or closely held businesses. Without proper planning, a divorce dispute can result in business assets being frozen. This can have a significant impact on the ability of businesses to function. We work in conjunction with our business law group to limit the impact a divorce has on our clients' businesses.

Contact Our San Jose Family Lawyers

If you have any questions about divorce planning and would like to speak to an attorney, please contact Lonich & Patton, LLP for a free initial consultation. Our attorneys can be reached by phone at (408) 553-0801, by e-mail or through the intake form on our Contact Us page.