Most small business owners also have families. Families can be messy. As a small town, general practitioner in Vermont for more than 25 years, Attorney Atherton has handled just about every type of case. As a result, while he is not expert in every area of law, he knows enough to provide you with timely counsel when you or your family need it, including helping to secure the more expert legal counsel you or your loved one may need. Moreover, as a former family law practitioner, Attorney Atherton understands divorce and also the value of a good pre-nuptial agreement for small business owners. Sadly, the unromantic nature of a pre-nuptial agreement means that it is seldom employed. This is short sighted and often unloving. In our experience a properly framed pre-nuptial agreement can be an expression of a couple’s love one for another. This is particularly true in second marriages, where both spouses often have a shared interest in protecting the interests of children of their first marriages. For the many small business owners who have no pre-nuptial agreement, but find themselves in divorce, there is often no way of avoiding the financial disaster that divorce is, but sound counsel can minimize the damage to your business. While Attorney Atherton no longer appears in family court, he can help you secure competent legal counsel and counsel you and your divorce attorney through the entire process.