Property Division

You are going to get divorced, and you don’t know if you should keep your home or sell it. You love the house and don’t really want to move, but you also don’t know if just holding onto it is the best option. It’s a tough decision, and the answer can be different for everyone. It’s also one of the…

Your marriage is ending. Dividing many of your assets seems clear: You can sell large items, like the home, and split the profits. You can split up smaller items between the two of you. Bank accounts and cash can be divided in half. But what about that wedding ring? After all, you gave your spouse the ring as a symbol…

Every state has the right to determine how marital property ends up being divided once a couple decides to divorce. Hawaii follows the rule known as “equitable distribution,” which means that unless the couple can agree to a split what the court considers fair, the judge is free to consider several different factors that could make the split between a…

Breaking up is hard to do — but dividing the marital assets is often even harder. Unless you’ve been married for a very short period of time, you’ve probably accumulated a lot of stuff with your spouse over the years. Now you have to divide it. With that in mind, here are five tips that will make it easier: Hawaii…

If you and your spouse own a business together, that can definitely make a divorce more complicated. To ease frustrations and make certain that assets are divided fairly, it may be time to add a business appraiser to your divorce team — especially if one spouse plans to pull out of the business and wants compensated for his or her…