Need divorce attorney recommendation in Virginia for a trust fund divorce.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks / need suggestions. Current attorney isn’t super knowledgeable on trusts (good at high net worth but not trusts) - a lot of money was co-mingled, so need someone more knowledgeable.

Who pulled their trust money out and commingled it? That was dumb of them.

My experience with divorce attorneys was that they were good at the drama part but not great at the nuts and bolts of financial planning. They provided templates for court —and many had errors in it.

I had to do all of the spreadsheets and calculations myself. I am glad I did since it helped me with negotiations. The legal team did very little about helping my financial future —they were probably a distraction.

OP here - I'm finding the same and my attorney is certainly on a lot of most recommended lists.

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who is your attorney or law firm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks / need suggestions. Current attorney isn’t super knowledgeable on trusts (good at high net worth but not trusts) - a lot of money was co-mingled, so need someone more knowledgeable.

Who pulled their trust money out and commingled it? That was dumb of them.

My experience with divorce attorneys was that they were good at the drama part but not great at the nuts and bolts of financial planning. They provided templates for court —and many had errors in it.

I had to do all of the spreadsheets and calculations myself. I am glad I did since it helped me with negotiations. The legal team did very little about helping my financial future —they were probably a distraction.

OP here - I'm finding the same and my attorney is certainly on a lot of most recommended lists.

Those are typically marketing lists. Super lawyers as example is not from client reviews, it’s from lawyer reviews

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

Are there distributions from the trust? Courts would consider that income for child support purposes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

Are there distributions from the trust? Courts would consider that income for child support purposes

This, but you do not have a right to the trust but do have a right to the comingled money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

Neither of the adults with kids has a paying job!? Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Trust litigator

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - complicated situation and one that my attorney can’t seem to navigate - thanks for the one recommendation.

It does not sound complicated. Most people think their divorce is "complicated" when usually, it is not.

If funds were commingled, it becomes marital money. Absolutely stupid to do that. This is not complicated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - complicated situation and one that my attorney can’t seem to navigate - thanks for the one recommendation.

It does not sound complicated. Most people think their divorce is "complicated" when usually, it is not.

If funds were commingled, it becomes marital money. Absolutely stupid to do that. This is not complicated.

I get the sense that op is not the one with the trust

Op, you can probably make an argument for child support based on the trust. Please Google or use chat to show how CS is calculated in your state. I agree with the above poster, most divorces are not nearly as complicated as people think. That’s what lawyers want you to believe, and you are emotional and vulnerable so you’re not seeing it rationally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

Are there distributions from the trust? Courts would consider that income for child support purposes

This, but you do not have a right to the trust but do have a right to the comingled money.

Yep. You have no right to the amount in trust. If you house is owned by the trust, you have no claim to it. If your spouse took distributions from the trust and commingled the distributions, they’re marital assets. This is not complicated and you shouldn’t need an expert.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who is your attorney or law firm?

I'll share once I get thru this nightmare, but right now, I need to go consult with someone highly experienced in trust fund divorces particularly when the income from the trusts is what the family was living off of. . .

Are there distributions from the trust? Courts would consider that income for child support purposes

This, but you do not have a right to the trust but do have a right to the comingled money.

Yep. You have no right to the amount in trust. If you house is owned by the trust, you have no claim to it. If your spouse took distributions from the trust and commingled the distributions, they’re marital assets. This is not complicated and you shouldn’t need an expert.

Dp agree. Op, please do a little research on your own and don’t fall into the trap of thinking you need a forensic accountant or overly expensive ‘experts’ etc. Divorce attorneys who market themselves as handling ‘HNW’ families are essentially involved in barely ethical wealth transfers.

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Why are you entitled to his trust?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you entitled to his trust?

The kids are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you visit the firm’s websites, there are client testimonials available. Real customers. They could be helpful to you.

This is so dumb