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The Basics of Valuing Assets in Divorce 2023

Product ID: CA3538D
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Endorsed by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin

Split decision

Wisconsin’s Marital Property Act is based on the idea that both spouses contribute to supporting the marriage, and anything a couple acquires during marriage belongs to them equally. In a divorce, the presumption is that each spouse is entitled to at least one half of all marital property. But there are certain exceptions to equal property division, and it can be difficult to determine who gets what when the marriage ends.

Develop a better understanding of which assets are considered marital when a couple decides to split. At The Basics of Valuing Assets in a Divorce, Natalie L. Gerloff and Naomi R. Swain will outline key property division concepts and explain important exceptions to the 50/50 rule. You’ll learn when property should be valued and discuss valuation of assets including: 

  • Real estate
  • Profit sharing, pension, and retirement plans
  • Stocks and bonds
  • Automobiles
  • Life insurance 
  • Business interests
  • Personal property 
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Endorsed by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin

Split decision

Wisconsin’s Marital Property Act is based on the idea that both spouses contribute to supporting the marriage, and anything a couple acquires during marriage belongs to them equally. In a divorce, the presumption is that each spouse is entitled to at least one half of all marital property. But there are certain exceptions to equal property division, and it can be difficult to determine who gets what when the marriage ends.

Develop a better understanding of which assets are considered marital when a couple decides to split. At The Basics of Valuing Assets in a Divorce, Natalie L. Gerloff and Naomi R. Swain will outline key property division concepts and explain important exceptions to the 50/50 rule. You’ll learn when property should be valued and discuss valuation of assets including: 

  • Real estate
  • Profit sharing, pension, and retirement plans
  • Stocks and bonds
  • Automobiles
  • Life insurance 
  • Business interests
  • Personal property 
Read More ↓

Natalie L. Gerloff is an attorney at Hawks Quindel, S.C. in Madison, where she practices employment, wage and hour, social security disability, and family law. Attorney Gerloff earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, with a family law concentration. In her second year of law school, Attorney Gerloff joined Hawks Quindel as a law clerk, where she then devoted her second and third years of law school to working on numerous worker’s compensation, employment, and wage and hour disputes. 

Attorney Gerloff is a member of the Worker Justice Wisconsin Board of Directors, the Wisconsin Association for Justice, the Legal Association for Women, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, where she is also a member of the Next Gen Committee. She volunteers with the Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program and as a supervising attorney at the Wisconsin Law School Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic and the Family Law Assistance Center. 

Naomi R. Swain is an attorney at Hawks Quindel S.C. in Madison. Her legal practice covers worker’s compensation, disability benefits, and family law. Attorney Swain earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Attorney Swain is on the board of the Legal Association for Women, through which she has helped coordinate CLE programs in Dane County. She is also on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Labor & Employment Law Section Board, through which she works with UW law students to educate high school students about their employment rights. She volunteers at the Family Law Assistance Center through the Dane County Bar Association. 

  • Determine which assets are considered marital property in a divorce
  • Understand the exceptions to the presumption of equal property division 
  • Know how to protect your clients’ property in the event of divorce
  • Learn how different types of property and assets are valued 
  • Discover ways to locate accurate information on the value of assets
  • Family law practitioners
  • Estate planning lawyers
  • Anyone who drafts Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • New lawyers
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