Monmouth County divorce lawyer Sylvia Costantino, Esq. draws on years of experience representing business owners and executives to explain why standard divorce settlements fail complex estates.
-- RED BANK, United States — August 11, 2026 — The Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC represents business owners, executives, physicians, and other high-earning professionals in high asset divorces, where the stakes go well beyond a standard settlement. Based in Monmouth County, New Jersey, the firm has become a trusted resource for residents throughout the county searching for a Monmouth County divorce lawyer who understands complex asset division.
"Most divorces are about dividing a house and a retirement account," said Sylvia Costantino, Esq., founder of the firm and a Monmouth County divorce attorney with close to two decades of experience in complex asset cases. "High asset divorces are different. You're often dividing a business that one spouse built and the other spouse never touched, or untangling compensation structures that don't pay out for years. Get the valuation wrong, miss a vesting schedule, or fail to trace a hidden account, and the mistake follows our client for the rest of their life. That's the kind of case we've built our family law practice around."
Dividing assets, finances, and family life are all part of the divorce process a Monmouth County divorce lawyer can help you navigate
Where High Asset Divorce Cases in Monmouth County, NJ Go Wrong
Drawing on years of experience as a divorce lawyer handling divorces with complex financials, Sylvia S. Costantino points to four recurring problem areas she sees as the highest-risk — and highest-value — issues in contested divorces:
● Business Valuation and Ownership Disputes. Representing owners and co-owners of privately held companies, professional practices, and partnerships, including cases where a spouse disputes whether a business — or its post-marriage growth — is marital property at all.
● Executive and Deferred Compensation. Untangling stock options, restricted stock units, carried interest, deferred bonus pools, and golden parachute provisions that vest or pay out years after a divorce is finalized.
● Hidden and Undisclosed Assets. Working with forensic accountants to trace offshore accounts, shell entities, cryptocurrency holdings, and irregular cash flow that a spouse may have concealed in the years leading up to filing.
● Multi-Property and Investment Portfolios. Structuring settlements involving multiple residences, rental properties, and investment accounts, with particular attention to tax consequences that a poorly drafted agreement can trigger.
To support this work, the Monmouth County divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC maintain longstanding relationships with forensic accountants, certified business valuation analysts, and vocational and tax experts who they work alongside from the earliest stages of a case.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a high asset divorce lawyer?
A high asset divorce lawyer is an attorney who focuses on divorces involving significant or complex marital property — including business ownership, executive compensation, multiple real estate holdings, and investment portfolios — rather than the standard division of a home and a retirement account. Sylvia Costantino, Esq. of the Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC is a high asset divorce lawyer based in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
What is considered a high-net-worth divorce case?
A high-net-worth divorce is a legal split involving a combined marital estate of $1 million or more, along with complex financial portfolios that require specialized asset valuation. However, a case is defined more by the intricate nature of the holdings, such as business interests, executive compensation, multiple properties, or investment portfolios, than by the total dollar amount alone.
Does a Monmouth County divorce attorney need special training to handle business valuation?
While any licensed divorce attorney can technically handle these cases, effectively valuing a business or tracing hidden assets typically requires the divorce attorney to work closely with forensic accountants and certified business valuation analysts. Monmouth County divorce attorneys without established relationships with these experts, or without direct experience overseeing valuation disputes, are more likely to accept a flawed number.
About Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC
The Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC is a New Jersey family law practice representing clients throughout Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex Counties. The firm handles the full range of family law matters, including divorce, high asset divorce, child custody and parenting time, child support, and spousal support.
The firm is led by Sylvia S. Costantino, a New Jersey divorce attorney certified by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. Attorney Costantino has practiced exclusively in the area of family law since serving as a Judicial Law Clerk in the Family Division of both the Monmouth and Ocean County Superior Courts. Sylvia Costantino is also a member of the Monmouth Bar Association Family Law Committee and the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section.
Contact Info:
Name: Sylvia S. Costantino
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Organization: Law Offices of Sylvia Costantino, Esq., LLC
Address: 58 Rector Place
Phone: (732) 741-2600
Website: https://www.njfamilylawdivorce.com
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