An eye popping business dispute between former lovers is putting the conflict inherent in building a business with a romantic partner on full display. The issues involved may even end up before the Supreme Court, and the parties may one day come to wish they’d married and used the mechanisms in … [Read more...] about “Business Divorce” Highlights the Problems of Love & Commerce in New York
Archives for December 2016
$800M International Divorce Spurs Allegations of Misconduct Against Lawyers in New York
Two of Costa Rica’s titans of finance and real estate development have been embroiled in a divorce valued at some $800 million. The action has now spilled over the nation’s borders, with one spouse allegedly seeking refuge in Nicaragua to find more favorable divorce laws, and another launching an … [Read more...] about $800M International Divorce Spurs Allegations of Misconduct Against Lawyers in New York
87-Year-Old Files For Divorce After 67 Years, Wants Half of $500M Fortune
In a bizarre case of late-in-life marital breakdown, the 87-year-old wife of an 88-year-old real estate mogul has filed for divorce in Palm Beach, Florida. Burton and Lucille Handelsman have been married for 67 years, and have built a fortune in commercial real estate in Palm Beach, Key West, … [Read more...] about 87-Year-Old Files For Divorce After 67 Years, Wants Half of $500M Fortune