Life, love and the law
Life, love and the law is the podcast brought to you by Stowe Family Law. After almost 70 episodes of Stowe talks, our podcast helping you through relationship breakdown, Life, love and the law is a new direction.
This podcast series will bring you heartfelt and insightful conversations with experts in and around the family law field, including divorce coaches, domestic abuse consultants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers and much more.
Our host, Liza Gatrell, family lawyer at Stowe Family Law will welcome guests to open up the conversation around all things relationship breakdown. She'll be inviting our guests to share real stories that will help you feel less alone as you navigate some of life's toughest times.
Getting the right advice is essential to minimising the stress and strain of divorce and family breakdown, so we'll still give the same great legal guidance and practical information on family processes that you expect from us.
Life, love and the law, the podcast will help you move through each stage of your journey knowing you've got someone in your corner, whatever your circumstances.
Life, love and the law
Episode 39: The realities of high-net-worth divorce
High-net-worth divorce brings its own unique challenges, especially around understanding, valuing and dividing complex earning structures, assets and pensions, often with international elements.
In this episode, Ceri Griffiths a chartered financial planner specialising in supporting women divorcing high earners shares her advice on how to navigate the unique issues that high-net-worth divorce can bring.
01:43 What is a high net worth divorce?
03:40 Common power imbalances in high-net-worth marriages
05:00 The lack of knowledge and understanding around finances
05:40 The prevalence of narcissism in CEOs and challenges
08:55 What is the sharing principle in divorce?
10:00 The legal bit on needs v sharing in divorce
14:04 The importance of due diligence
15:30 Understanding complex earning structures
21:19 Challenges of Private Equity and Hedge Managers remuneration
23:48 The division of assets and Wells sharing
27:14 Understanding what you need for the future and life post-divorce
28:50 What is cashflow forecasting, and how does it help?
31:18 Looking beyond the 50/50 percentages
32:10 Specific challenges of high-net-worth divorce
33:14 Breaking the gold digger myth
34:00 Getting a final outcome you can live with
36:35 Ceri’s top tips for people going through a high-net-worth divorce
Additional resources
Taking control of your finances on separation: https://youtu.be/CIp6n4pgd9k
Understanding pensions on divorce: https://bit.ly/41ryik4
Divorcing or separating from a narcissist: https://youtu.be/rCCfyHHKCfk
Recognising and dealing with economic abuse: https://spoti.fi/3VndusS
How to prepare for your financial settlement: https://shorturl.at/bnpQT
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