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Divorce and paying for college are topics I routinely discuss with my Nashville and Brentwood, TN clients. But, we discuss far more than just college expenses. There are college search trips, SAT prep classes, professionals to help your child with their essay, application fess and many more you...…

Getting a family business valued is common in divorces in Nashville. There are three methodologies to value a business - The asset approach (What assets does the business own and what are the values of those assets?), the income approach (How much annual income does the business generate?) and the...…

My Brentwood divorce mediations often have fishy finances. It is imperative the financial topics be thoroughly understood by both spouses before a settlement can be finalized. For example, I was talking with a husband client today and he said he felt he should pay his wife $50,000 for her share of...…

If you are divorcing and own a start-up business, you need to understand your options for valuing the business.  The most important point is the value a start-up business can be very different from the value of a business that has been incorporated for 20 years.  Many times a young business has...…

I received a phone call today in my Brentwood, TN office and the caller asked about collaborative divorce.  They read something on-line and wanted more information.  Here's is summary of the collaborative divorce process. A therapist coach, financial professional, attorney for the husband and...…

A client came into my Brentwood, TN office recently and said they wanted to get their divorce done as squickly as possible.  They insisted on filing the divorce complaint immediately despite me encouraging them to wait until we sorted out the finances.  The attorney rushed the divorce complaint...…