Complex property · BC

High-net-worth divorce in British Columbia.

Business owners, professionals, executives and inheritors face a different divorce than the family-law-form template. Dana Rogers builds the strategy — valuation, characterization, structuring — that protects what you built.

Rogers Law Group represents clients whose separations involve privately-held companies, professional corporations, real estate portfolios, executive compensation, family trusts, pensions and cross-border assets. These files are won or lost on the analysis done in the first sixty days.

Where these files are decided

Business valuation. Characterization of excluded property and its post-cohabitation growth. Tracing through corporations, holdcos, trusts and refinancings. RSUs, stock options, DSUs and other executive comp. Pensions and deferred compensation. Real estate portfolios and jointly-held investment property. Tax-efficient structuring of any settlement.

How Dana works these files

Dana leads the legal strategy and coordinates the wider team — business valuator, accountant, and where needed tax or trusts counsel. The goal is a clear-eyed read on your exposure and options early, so decisions are made with information rather than fear.

Confidentiality and posture

Every file is handled with discretion. Where litigation is unavoidable, Dana appears at all levels of court in British Columbia. Where a negotiated resolution is achievable, she pursues it — because it usually preserves both value and privacy.

Common questions

Frequently asked.

What makes a divorce 'high net worth' in BC?
There is no legal threshold. In practice, a high-net-worth file typically involves privately-held business interests, professional corporations, trusts, real estate portfolios, executive compensation (RSUs, options, deferred comp), pensions, or significant cross-border or excluded property claims.
Do you work with accountants, business valuators and tax counsel?
Yes. Complex property files routinely require a valuation expert, an accountant, and often tax or trusts counsel. Dana coordinates the team and keeps the legal strategy central.
Can excluded property be traced through a company or trust?
Often, yes. BC's Family Law Act treats increases in value of excluded property as family property, and tracing through corporations, trusts and refinancings is highly fact-specific.
How is the initial strategy session structured?
For complex files, the $300 30-minute strategy session focuses on the two or three highest-leverage issues in your matter, an honest read on likely outcomes, and what representation would look like. The fee is credited toward your retainer if Rogers Law Group is engaged.

Ready to talk?

Book a $300 30-minute strategy session with Dana Rogers. Fee is credited toward your retainer if we take on your matter.