# Divorce may entitle spouse to share in packaging firm’s value

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/my-business-is-worth-2-million-and-my-wife-wants-her-share-in-our-divorce-will-i-lose-everything-ive-worked-for/
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:29:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T11:47:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16270717/can-ex-wife-claim-business-divorce.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- A divorce settlement may include the value of a business.
- Parenting and household work can count as contributions.
- Independent valuations and negotiation may help protect the company.

## Summary

A business owner fears he could lose his packaging company in a divorce after 20 years of marriage. A family law barrister explains that a spouse may have a claim on the business’s value even if they did not work in it, because parenting and household contributions are also recognised.

The company was started before the marriage and is now estimated by the owner’s accountant to be worth about $2 million, with 14 employees. A settlement could allow him to keep the business while his wife receives more of other assets, but each case differs. The advice is to obtain an independent valuation and legal guidance; reported legal fees range from a few thousand dollars to more than $700,000.

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