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What Differentiates a High-Profile Divorce With Harriet Newman Cohen & Martha Cohen Stine

Katherine Miller — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:05:22 +0000

EP: 162

Harriet Newman Cohen & Martha Cohen Stine

What Differentiates a High-Profile Divorce

Divorce Dialogues · What Differentiates a High-Profile Divorce With Harriet Newman Cohen & Martha Cohen Stine

When the marriage of a high-profile, celebrity couple comes to an end, there are complexities that make it very different from your average divorce. On the other hand, a divorce is a divorce—regardless of the net worth of the people involved.

So, how is a high-profile divorce similar to any other divorce? And how is it different?

Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine are the mother-daughter team of attorneys behind Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, a family law firm based in New York City. Harriet has served on the New York State Commission on Child Support and the Foster Care Commission of the City of New York, and Martha is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Board of Directors of the New York American Inn of Court. Both Harriet and Martha have been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of NYC’s Top 50 Female Lawyers.

On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Harriet and Martha join Katherine to discuss the heightened issues around publicity and confidentiality associated with celebrity divorce. They explore the opportunity to develop a creative settlement for high-net-worth families and explain why the language of such an agreement should be as clear as possible in any divorce. Listen in for Harriet and Martha’s experiences in divorce cases involving a female breadwinner and find out why equitable distribution isn’t always equal, especially in a high-profile divorce.

Topics Covered

How a high-profile divorce is similar to and different from the average divorce

The heightened issues of publicity and confidentiality associated with a celebrity divorce

Why the language of a settlement agreement should be as clear as possible in any divorce

The opportunity to develop a creative settlement agreement for high-net-worth families

Harriet & Martha’s experiences in cases where a woman was the sole income earner

Harriet & Martha’s take on the prejudice against stay-at-home dads in the court system

Why equitable distribution is not necessarily equal in a high-net-worth divorce

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Personal Property Appraisal in Divorce With Charles Rosoff

Katherine Miller — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:06:31 +0000

EP: 158

Charles Rosoff

Personal Property Appraisal in Divorce

Divorce Dialogues · Personal Property Appraisal in Divorce With Charles Rosoff

Equitable distribution of property is the goal in a divorce. But how, exactly, does the appraisal process work? How do appraisers determine the value of a divorcing couple’s assets and help them avoid disputes around property distribution?

Charles Rosoff is President of Appraisal Services Associates, a firm that provides forensic valuations of fine art, antiques, decorative arts as well as residential and office contents. He is an American Society of Appraisers Accredited Senior Appraiser and Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Charles has more 35 years of experience, and he serves as editor of the annual supplements to the legal textbooks Valuation Strategies in Divorce and Valuing Specific Assets in Divorce.

On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Charles joins Katherine to explain how appraisers value personal property to help divorcing couples achieve equitable distribution. He describes how to avoid ownership disputes and authenticity issues in a matrimonial action, discussing how to conduct an inventory of your personal property and why appraisers assign items a cash value. Listen in for Charles’ insight around the five most common myths of value and learn the valuation strategies you can use to maximize income from the sale of personal property in a divorce.