In this episode, Alex Weinberger, Certified Financial Planner Professional and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, walks through what actually happens to revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, SLATs, ILITs, GRATs, QPRTs, family limited partnerships, and dynasty trusts when a high net worth couple divorces.

You will learn:

Why affluent families build these layered structures in the first place, and why almost none of them were designed with divorce in mind.

What happens to revocable living trusts and joint trusts when a marriage ends, and why the trust itself often matters less than the underlying ownership of the assets.

The irrevocable trust problem, and why the analysis varies dramatically by state, by trust language, and by how the trust was funded.

Why SLATs, the spousal lifetime access trust, has become one of the most contested vehicles in modern high net worth divorce, and what makes the unwinding so difficult.

How ILITs, irrevocable life insurance trusts, get handled in a divorce when the policy is still in force and the former spouse remains a beneficiary.

The team you need around you when sophisticated estate planning is part of your divorce picture, and why the family law attorney working alone is rarely enough.

When a postnuptial agreement can resolve estate planning conflicts before they become contested in litigation.

This episode is essential listening for individuals contemplating or navigating a high net worth divorce, and for the family law attorneys, mediators, CPAs, estate attorneys, and wealth advisors who serve them.

Marriage Financial Solutions is a financial consulting firm in Los Angeles serving clients across California on the financial side of divorce, with particular focus on high net worth households where the asset structures and the planning history require specialized analysis. If you or a client is navigating a divorce involving sophisticated estate planning, the firm welcomes new engagements.

To learn more or schedule a conversation, visit marriagefinancial.com.

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In this episode, Alex Weinberger, CFP®, CDFA®, walks through what he calls the forty-five percent cliff. Where the number comes from, why the lower earning spouse is structurally more exposed in divorce, and the specific settlement patterns that lock people into the worse outcome. He covers the lump sum trap, the marital home trap, the investment risk transfer, and how California courts have shifted their approach to spousal support over the past decade. He also covers two items that belong in every gray divorce settlement conversation and almost never get there: healthcare bridge costs between divorce and Medicare, and the Social Security divorced spouse benefit rule.

If you are a woman in your fifties, sixties, or seventies navigating divorce, or a professional who works with clients in that situation, this episode is for you.

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In this episode of Advisor in Your Corner, Alex Weinberger, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and the President of Marriage Financial Solutions in Los Angeles, walks through how spouses hide assets in 2026, why digital concealment is more traceable than analog hiding, and what to watch for in your own household.

What you'll learn:

• Why the old asset hiding playbook stopped working
• The four most common digital concealment methods in divorce cases today: cryptocurrency, gift cards, peer to peer payment apps, and unknown online accounts
• Why each of these methods leaves more evidence than cash ever did
• The warning signs that a spouse may be moving money you don't know about
• What to do, and what not to do, if you suspect hidden assets in your marriage
• How forensic accountants actually find hidden money in 2026
• The timing pattern of asset hiding, and why three to five years of financial history matters

Whether you're contemplating divorce, in the middle of one, or supporting a client or friend through the process, this episode will help you understand what's actually happening in cases right now and what becomes visible the moment a forensic team begins looking.

Marriage Financial Solutions provides divorce financial consulting services to high net worth individuals and families in California and across the United States. To learn more, visit marriagefinancial.com.

About Alex Weinberger: Alex is a Certified Financial Planner Professional and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. He is the President of Marriage Financial Solutions, a financial consulting firm focused on the financial side of divorce, and of Weinberger Asset Management, a fee-only fiduciary registered investment adviser in Los Angeles.

Disclosures at the end of the episode.

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In this episode of Advisor in Your Corner, Alex Weinberger, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and founder of Marriage Financial Solutions, walks through what every spouse and every advisor should understand before signing a settlement.

You will learn how California community property rules apply to 401(k)s, IRAs, and pensions, what a QDRO is and why it must be drafted by a specialist, how IRAs are divided differently through a transfer incident to divorce, the two main approaches to dividing a pension and the risks of each, the tax consequences that catch most people off guard, and the narrow exception that allows certain QDRO distributions to avoid the 10% early withdrawal penalty.

Alex also covers the four mistakes he sees most often, including delayed QDRO processing, treating pre-tax and after-tax assets as financially equivalent, overlooked beneficiary updates, and accepting a pension offset without a proper actuarial valuation.

Whether you are early in the process or close to signing, this episode will help you ask sharper questions and protect what you have worked decades to build.

To speak with Alex directly about your situation, visit marriagefinancial.com.

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