Originally Posted by
Midwestman 
Hayfmr yor situation sounds identical to mine. I own several business and you are correct she will get half. Nothing you can do about it. Lawyer says marriage is like a business deal. Her accountants value the assets high while you fight to value assets low. Then you split it down the middle. You pay all the bills. The hardest part is getting over the anger of the unfairness of it all. All because of alcohol. I like to remember the line in the movie Risky Business. Sometimes you just gotta say "WHAT THE F**K."
We work hard to build up a nice business only to have a drunk take half of it. Aint life grand. I did have someone ask me once if I knew why a divorce was so expensive. The answer, because it's worth it. I am starting to think in my case it's worth it.