When a restaurant owner divorces, the restaurant becomes part of the case. A spouse may claim a share of its value, its profits, or both. Cash-heavy operations invite questions about unreported income. Partners and investors who have nothing to do with the marriage can find their own interests exposed.
The Restaurant Lawyer focuses on the business side of divorce: valuation, spousal claims to profits, buyout structures, income disputes, and the estate and succession planning that should be revisited before and after a split. The objective is to resolve the marriage without dismantling the business, and to protect the partners and employees who depend on it.
The articles below explain what restaurant owners should prepare for and what decisions they will face.
