Complex Property Division Issues

With offices in San Jose, California, Hoover & Bechtel, L.L.P., represents clients throughout the Bay Area in all areas of family law. As the largest San Francisco Bay Area law firm dedicated exclusively to family law issues, we have a unique ability to handle even the most complex divorce and family law matters.

Our attorneys have more than 70 years of combined legal experience and have handled divorce matters with both small and large community estates, including those over hundreds of millions of dollars in liquid and fixed assets. Division of property is one of the most contentious aspects of divorce cases. Hoover & Bechtel lawyers have significant experience involving complex property division issues including, but not limited to:

• Business valuations
• Tracing of property: determination of separate and community property
• Valuable personal property: jewelry, precious metals, cars, yachts
• Home valuations/appraisals
• Retirement accounts: 401K, IRA, pension plans, profit sharing plans
• Tax considerations
• Real estate
• Stocks and stock options
• Mutual funds
• Bonds
• International real estate, investments, capital
• Settlements and jury awards: community property or separate property
• Domestic and international business property

Regardless of the size of the community estate or the complexity of the property division issues involved, our firm has the resources and commitment to handle your case with the highest level of competence and care. We encourage you to schedule a consultation at our San Jose office to learn more about how we can help you obtain an equitable division and equitable distribution of property. As a result of our assertive style of negotiation and thorough case preparation, a high percentage of our matters are resolved by settlement agreements, saving our clients time and avoiding the cost of trial. Please contact Hoover & Bechtel.

With offices located in San Jose, CA, the family law attorneys of Hoover & Bechtel, L.L.P., serve clients throughout the Bay Area and Silicon Valley in Northern California. We routinely represent clients in the 11 Bay Area counties and beyond including Santa Clara County, Monterey County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Cruz County, San Mateo County, San Benito County. Many of our clients are located in the cities of San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Cruz, Los Altos, Monte Sereno, Woodside, Menlo Park, and Atherton.

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