Divorce and Business Ownership: Navigating the Legal and Financial Issues When Spouses Own a Business Together
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE course will explore practical solutions to the complex legal issues that arise when divorcing spouses are also co-owners of a private business. The panel will review whether the business constitutes marital property, identify the options available, and offer sophisticated solutions to labyrinthine legal and financial problems that arise at the intersection of divorce and business ownership.
Outline
- The business as marital property
- Valuing the business
- Options
- Closing the business
- One spouse buys out the other
- Managing liquidity and cash flow problems
- Terms of transfer
- Sale to a third party
- Co-managing the business after divorce
- Running the business until the issues are resolved
Benefits
The panel will review these and other pivotal issues:
- What are common ways to divide a business in a divorce?
- Who can make financial decisions for the business after filing?
- What if the business is a franchise with future options and obligations?
Faculty

Anna Ayscue
Attorney
Rosen Law Firm
Ms. Ayscue's egal career has been diverse. Prior to joining Rosen, she practiced criminal defense, as well as... | Read More
Ms. Ayscue's egal career has been diverse. Prior to joining Rosen, she practiced criminal defense, as well as family law – everything from speeding tickets to felonies. She represented minors in juvenile delinquency court and parents in abuse/neglect/dependency/child support contempt cases. Ms. Ayscue handled every contempt case in the county when the parent asked for a court-appointed attorney. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with Finance Concentration and a minor in Spanish from North Carolina State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude as a University Scholar.
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Mark S. Gottlieb, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CVA, CBA, MST
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Mark S. Gottlieb, CPA
Mr. Gottlieb leads his team of highly qualified professionals in conducting forensic accounting investigations,... | Read More
Mr. Gottlieb leads his team of highly qualified professionals in conducting forensic accounting investigations, independent business and professional practice valuations, calculations of enhanced earnings capacity relating to professional licenses and degrees, and a continuum of financial and economic analyses.
CloseEarly Discount (through 10/06/23)
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Early Discount (through 10/06/23)
You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.