Complex Financial Issues
Even a simple divorce is a complex financial transaction involving important business and financial issues, such as:
- What is included as income in a child support or spousal support case?
- Do bonuses, capital gains, or equity compensation (such as restricted stock and stock options) count as income or marital property or both?
- Are budgetary expenses considered in child support and alimony cases?
- How can cash flow be maintained during the separation period?
- Who is responsible for paying debts?
- If the spouses are co-owners, who controls the business during separation?
- Is property or a business worth the price it can be sold for?
- Do professional practices, such as medical practices or accounting practices, have any value apart from the skills and reptuation of the professional?
- Should business owners receive special consideration for making extraordinary efforts toward the success of the business?
- How does a court decide what percentage each spouse should get?
Pollock Begg Komar Glasser LLC
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Pollock Begg Komar Glasser LLC is a Pittsburgh law firm with an outstanding reputation for service to its clients. Since its inception, Pollock Begg has dedicated its practice to family law, including:
It is our mission to provide high quality, economical legal services that will enable our clients and their families to overcome the personal and financial challenges of separation and divorce. We resolve our cases amicably if possible, and we litigate aggressively if settlement is not possible. The welfare of our clients' children is our highest priority and abiding interest.
Brian C. Vertz
Brian C. Vertz is a Pittsburgh family lawyer experienced in resolving all financial and personal aspects of divorce, property division, alimony, child support, spousal support, settlements, prenuptial agreements, custody, and appeals.
He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and every edition of Pennsylvania SuperLawyers (Pittsburgh Magazine/U.S. News & World Reports). For nearly two decades, Brian C. Vertz has been representing men and women in divorce litigation where complex financial issues were resolved. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a partner of Pollock Begg Komar Glasser LLC, a matrimonial law firm dedicated to the practice of family law litigation and appeals.
As an MBA and an Accredited Valuation Analyst, Mr. Vertz applies his business acumen to the financial issues that frequently arise in divorce. Not all clients are business owners or professionals, but nearly all clients can benefit from the experienced financial perspective that Mr. Vertz brings to his cases. Representing divorce clients requires sensitivity, financial savvy, and superior skills in negotiation and litigation. Divorce is one of the most important fields of legal practice because it has a direct, highly personal impact on the people and children who are affected. Mr. Vertz limits his practice to family law in Western Pennsylvania, including the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Centre, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland.
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