Businesses form a central part of financial proceedings on divorce.  

The Courts routinely ask that businesses and business interests be valued, as part of the Financial Disclosure exercise. 

There is a danger that an unrealistic amount of emphasis will be put on the value of the business, when dividing up the family assets. This can lead to real problems in practice.

When there is a divorce, the Family Courts take precedence over the Commercial Courts when deciding what to do with business ownership.