You sound like you care about your business, so I imagine it was quite a smack upside the head to hear divorce law in your area may favor selling off the business as opposed to splitting it.
Originally Posted by Scott
her attorney is saying that my entire income is subject to support. So let's say I make $500k per year but I could pay someone $150k per year to do my job and the other $350k is profit. Well, they are trying to say that I would need to pay support on the entire $500k.
What's your attorney say? You say a lot about what her attorney says, not so much about what yours says. Around me, the above would depend on the legal form of your business.. and that can be changed.
Just as it's the job of your wife's attorney to inform her what she's entitled to under the law and advocate for it, the job of your attorney is to do the same for you. You sound shell-shocked and blindsided. Most people walk in a little unsure, e.g., "My attorney says my 401k is legally 50% hers, but I hope she'll let me keep 70%". It sounds like your attorney didn't prepare you that this was possible and even probable.
