Privacy Becomes More Important as Wealth Grows
If you have built wealth, you take privacy seriously in every area of your life. Divorce should not be any different.
Make a plan, understand your options, and select the best way forward.
In a traditional divorce, your financial affidavit is filed with the court. This court document outlines your full financial picture—your income, specific assets, liabilities, and net worth. Your final settlement agreement, or your final judgment, will also become part of the public record. This document will not only detail your finances, but it will also detail the division of your assets, liabilities, and any support obligations owed to you or your spouse.
For high-net-worth families, this is not acceptable.
Court files are public. That means sensitive financial details—sometimes including business interests, investment accounts, and compensation structures—can be accessed by others.
Why Many High Net Worth Families Choose a Private Process
High-net-worth families are accustomed to working with experts who create better outcomes. This is one of the many ways that you have created and sustained wealth. When it comes to divorce, I would submit that you should maintain this same mindset.
Rather than rushing to litigation against your spouse and entering a public courtroom setting, consider consulting with a team of trained divorce settlement professionals.
This approach allows you to: resolve your divorce efficiently and privately, outside of the courtroom and prying eyes.
How Collaborative Divorce Protects Your Financial Information
The team that we assemble for you includes:
- Two (2) experienced and collaboratively trained attorneys to assure that both you and your spouse are well advised as to the law and range of outcomes that are fair under the specific circumstances of your marriage and financial station in life.
- One (1) experienced financial neutral, who is a CPA and has worked for many years with high-net-worth families in the private divorce sector. This assures that full transparency is achieved and that this sensitive information stays private.
- One (1) mental health professional is available to work with our team to address questions that may arise if we have minor children involved and need to develop a custom parenting plan, or if we have communication challenges between you and your spouse and need expert help to ensure that we can work constructively to resolve contested issues.
Instead of filing detailed financial documents with the court, you and your spouse exchange information privately, with the guidance of experienced professionals. Our neutral financial professional will organize, analyze, and explain the financial picture and how it applies to both you and your spouse before any settlement documents are prepared.
Your financial affidavit does not need to be filed in the public court file. Your final settlement agreement can also remain private and outside of the court file.
We help you to avoid unnecessary public disclosure.
A Thoughtful, Strategic Approach to Divorce
With over 18 years of experience handling high net worth divorce matters in Palm Beach County, our team—led by Chad M. Layton, Esq., and supported by our experienced paralegal—understands the unique concerns that come with high net worth cases.
We know how to assemble the right team, lead the process, and protect what matters most to you.
We Can Help
If protecting your financial privacy is important to you, we can help.
Contact Mindful Divorce PA: A Collaborative Divorce Law Firm in Palm Beach County, Florida by calling the phone number below or clicking the button below to schedule a divorce consultation.
