Having gone through a divorce in 1995, I'm really glad that it didn't include FF benefits...although most of my travel started when I was single again http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

She was a QF-staffer, so anything could have been possible http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif..just think, a $240 RTW trip every year...hhmmmmm

I think there was a post about someone being taxed for winning a million miles with their value being determined at $20,000.00?

I'm not sure if that is the figure, but I remember it was so much I really didn't feel a need to rush right out and win them. For the amount, I thought it better to fly and earn them myself.

In the meantime, for an atty to slough off millions of miles and other perks as not worth pursuing ... Unfortunately there are alot of really lazy ones out there. If they actually have to do any work or research to earn their money, they act like that is just too much to ask when they usually only have to sit on the phone and doodle.

A court can divide anything.

Personal experience in California (community property state.) Stock options were orderd divided up.

A prime example in spousal support. Your ex does not work for your company but a court can order your employer to pay her.

Actually, there is one place I've found where AA explicitly values AAdvantage miles. If you make a charitable gift to the National Park Service through AA, you get ten miles back for every dollar you give, and for tax purposes they instruct you to deduct 2.2c per mile from your donation.

I don't know where exactly they came up with that valuation, but it's certainly in the ballpark.

No, but what is the value to be? If you have 1,000,000 miles, enough for 40 roundtrips in the US, the value the airline would use for them in their accounting is about $800. The value the airline would sell them at one by one (that no one would ever pay) is about $25,000. What do you value them at? What next, split up elite status in an airline when only one person has it and is able to at times request upgrades for the other?

... or the attorneys end up with much of it!

It sounds like your attorney is leaving in excess of 50K laying on the table. First order of business, replace your attorney.

My, my, a little gender bias here?

Sorry comicwoman, did I not specify California? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

It's unfortunate that people get that petty. Now that I think of it, my Ex had a lot of Marriott points and Continental miles. I focused on getting full custody of our son (unfortunate circumstances made the Ex unfit to take care of a child), no future obligations towards the Ex (he tried) and a fair share of the equity in the house and the investments. Yeah, I suppose the points had value but you choose your battles. My attorney never even asked about their possible existence but she did a heck of a good job with the things that mattered.

Isn't that the point; if one party doesn't own an asset, the other can't claim 50%.

Never underestimate lawyers.

It's called equity. "Ownership" is a bundle of rights. Those rights, whatever they may be, are what is being distributed.

You might as well say, "If one party doesn't own an asset, why should he care if the other can claim 50%?"