High-Net-Worth Divorce Specialist
Florida's 2023 alimony reform changed everything. High-asset Broward County divorces require expertise. This guide shows you what to protect.
Leanne Ozaine, CDFA® & CFP® | Specializing in high-asset divorces
Turn Panic Into Power — $97If you're facing divorce in Fort Lauderdale or Broward County with significant assets, child custody battles are likely not your primary concern—your children are grown, independent, and building their own lives. Instead, you're navigating the financial complexity of dividing waterfront estates, yacht club memberships, investment portfolios worth millions, and retirement accounts accumulated over decades in one of Florida's most affluent coastal communities.
This is especially overwhelming if you've never personally managed the household finances. Perhaps your spouse handled investment portfolios, real estate holdings, or business interests while you focused on family and community involvement. Now you're facing questions like:
You've lived in the waterfront home for 20 years. The yacht has been docked at the marina for a decade. The investment accounts have grown steadily. You know they're valuable.
But do you actually understand what you're entitled to? What's the fair market value of that dock access? How is the yacht depreciated for division? Which investments are marital property and which might be separate?
Your spouse has lived with these financial statements for years. They understand property values, asset appreciation, and tax implications.
You're seeing these documents for the first time — while negotiating a settlement that could be worth $2-5 million or more.
Florida's 2023 alimony reform eliminated permanent alimony — even for marriages of 30+ years. If you were counting on ongoing support to maintain your lifestyle, your strategy must change. Asset division isn't about monthly checks anymore. It's about getting assets that generate income for the rest of your life.
The difference between understanding your assets and not? It can easily be $500,000+ in your final settlement.
Fort Lauderdale is the "Venice of America" with 165 miles of navigable waterways. Waterfront property here commands premium values and creates unique divorce challenges:
Key considerations:
Fort Lauderdale hosts one of the world's largest boat shows and is a major yachting destination. Dividing marine assets requires special expertise:
Common yacht and marine considerations:
Fort Lauderdale attracts successful professionals, business owners, and retirees with substantial investment portfolios:
Assets to value and divide:
For those new to managing finances: If your spouse managed the family's wealth, you need to understand what you have, how it's structured, and what tax implications exist for division.
Many Fort Lauderdale residents own businesses or professional practices that must be valued and potentially divided:
Key question: Is the business value community property? Professional goodwill can be worth hundreds of thousands — or millions.
Fort Lauderdale has historically seen substantial alimony awards in long, high-income marriages. The 2023 reform eliminating permanent alimony fundamentally changes planning:
Before 2023: After 25-30 years of marriage, the lower-earning spouse could expect permanent alimony to maintain lifestyle.
After 2023: Even in marriages of 30+ years, alimony is time-limited. Duration cannot exceed 75% of marriage length for long-term marriages.
What this means: If you expected to live on $15K-$30K/month in alimony indefinitely, you must now plan for alimony to end. Asset division becomes critical—you need assets generating income for life.
In Fort Lauderdale and Broward County, high-net-worth divorces involve complex asset division. Here's what makes it financially challenging:
Fort Lauderdale offers a premium coastal lifestyle, but can you maintain it post-divorce?
Many of our Fort Lauderdale clients—particularly those who supported a spouse's career or focused on family—have never personally managed multi-million dollar portfolios.
You're not alone: High-net-worth financial management is complex, but it's learnable. We help you understand what you have, how to protect it, and how to make it last.
As a Fort Lauderdale or Broward County resident, your divorce follows Florida's equitable distribution system:
2023 alimony reform: No more permanent alimony. Plan for asset division that supports your lifestyle for life.
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We provide virtual divorce financial planning services throughout Fort Lauderdale and Broward County, including:
The 5-step system that shows you what you'll actually live on, so you stop guessing and start knowing.
Calculate your real post-divorce income — including spousal support, assets, and earning potential — so you negotiate from facts, not fear.
Document gathering checklists tell you exactly what to bring to your attorney — so you walk in prepared, not panicked.
Map out your real expenses as a single person — before you fight for a property you can't actually maintain.
The asset identification system helps you find accounts, investments, and property you might not even know exist.
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