PKWA Family Lawyers Win Over $6 Million in Matrimonial Assets for Homemaker in Long-Contested Divorce

PKWA Law’s divorce lawyers have successfully secured over $6 million in matrimonial assets for a homemaker wife in a highly contested divorce case that spanned six years. The couple was married for 20 years but had been separated for 10 years, during which the husband accumulated significant assets. The ex-husband sought to exclude these assets from the matrimonial pool.

The homemaker wife was represented by PKWA Law, while the ex-husband was defended by a team of five lawyers, including a Senior Counsel.

The divorce case, which began in 2018 and was appealed to the Appellate Division of the High Court in 2024, saw the ex-husband attempt to exclude company shares worth over $12 million, acquired during the couple’s 10-year separation. If successful, the ex-wife would have received none of these assets.

PKWA Law argued that all assets existing at the date of the divorce, including the company shares, should be included in the matrimonial pool. They contended that both parties’ contributions continued during the separation, with the ex-husband contributing financially and the ex-wife maintaining the domestic sphere, preserving some semblance of marriage.

The Appellate Division judges agreed, ruling that the company shares acquired during the separation should be included in the asset division. They noted that excluding such assets would create “unnecessary complications” for future cases.

This ruling marked a significant victory for our client, who had been in a 20-year marriage and shared a now-adult child with the ex-husband, despite a decade of separation.