When couples going through divorce sit down to talk about the value of a business, the conversation almost always starts with revenue. It's the number on the top line, the one that feels most concrete: last year we brought in $1.2 million.
But revenue is only the visible...
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As a business owner, you understand that accounts receivable is not money in the bank. Yes, you’ve done the work, but there’s no guarantee that money will actually materialize.
At the same time, you probably have a sense of which amounts will eventually be paid. Your business decisions...
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During World War II, the people working on the Manhattan Project out at Los Alamos got the information their work required, and nothing more. The point wasn't to hide the truth from those who needed it. The point was to make sure sensitive information went only where it served a purpose, and...
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When can have a bigger impact than what in so many circumstances. When to sell a stock, when to list a house, when to expand a business… the when changes the outcome as much as the decision itself.
In the past, we’ve talked about timing your divorce filing...
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Benjamin Franklin once observed that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Death, thankfully, is not something that is triggered by divorce, but taxes most certainly are.
We’ve talked before about taxes tied to alimony and child support payments because those...
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You might think that encouraging hundreds of huge bags of hot air with no real steering mechanism to take to the sky at the same time would be a recipe for disaster. But if you have ever been to the Balloon Fiesta, you know it is more like poetry in motion.
You've spent your career walking into important meetings. You know being prepared makes all the difference in the world, and that’s just as true as you walk into your first meeting between you and your attorney and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse and their attorney as it is when you walk into a boardroom.
A couple hundred years ago, protecting your family’s wealth meant marrying your cousin. (Hello European royal families!) Today, thankfully, there are many other ways to secure your family’s assets and legacy. One of the ways ultra-high net worth families here in the Albuquerque area do this is by setting up a family...
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Most divorcing couples in Albuquerque start out wanting the same thing: an amicable split, a clean break, and a chance to get on with their lives. That's especially true for business owners and professionals, who usually have more urgent things to do than fight in court.
But every so...
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Technically, yes. You can also start eating gas station sushi and get a Mike Tyson-inspired face tattoo. There’s no New Mexico law that will stop you from doing any of these things.
But if you're a business owner or professional contemplating these moves, the honest answer is: it's legally...
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