Finding Investments in Commodity Futures Contracts
PROBLEM:
You know you’ve heard your debtor tell friends that some of his best investments were in commodity futures contracts, but you have no way of knowing just how much money he has invested in them.
SOLUTION:
We’ve…
Finding Offshore Assets: New Database Makes It Easier?
We wrote not too long ago here about our methodology for tracking down offshore accounts and how difficult and expensive this process can be. Well, it looks like locating offshore accounts may have just become a tiny bit easier.
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Tracking Down Travelers Checks
PROBLEM:
For as long as you’ve known your debtor, he’s insisted on purchasing travelers checks before going on any vacation. You didn’t really see the need, but now you’re starting to wonder if he may actually have converted some…
Hidden Tax Money: Overpaying This Year to Get a Refund Post-Divorce
PROBLEM:
Your debtor has been in charge of handling the family’s finances throughout your marriage and you’re completely in the dark as to what is on your tax returns.
SOLUTION:
We spend an awful lot of time telling you…
How We Find Hidden Trusts and Pensions
PROBLEM:
You suspect your debtor has interests in a pension plan or trust, but you’re so out of the loop with the family finances, you aren’t sure where to start looking for the money.
SOLUTIONS:
As we always…
Tracking Down a Stock Portfolio
PROBLEM:
You’re fairly certain your debtor has a large stock portfolio, but you fear he will either try to cash in on his investments or will hide them from you.
SOLUTIONS:
Tracking down your debtor’s stock portfolio can…
Tracking Down Payments to Friends, Family and Hidden Companies
PROBLEM:
To make it seem like he has very little money, the debtor has been writing checks and giving cash to his friends, family and other people/businesses with the intention of recovering this money after you get divorced.
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SOLUTIONS:
If…
How to Track Down and Value Stock Options
PROBLEM:
Your debtor tells you that everything she earned while she was married is reflected in her tax returns, but you remember her asking your advice on whether she should accept stock options instead of a raise a few years back. You can…
Hidden 401(k) Accounts: How to Find Them
PROBLEM:
You suspect that the debtor has been contributing money to a 401(k) retirement account for years, and he doesn’t intend to share the funds with you.
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SOLUTION:
Unlike with pensions, married people are generally not legally…
No Surrender: Finding Secret Life Insurance Policies
PROBLEM:
You suspect that your spouse has secretly hidden money by purchasing a life insurance policy that he plans to cash in once the divorce is final.
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SOLUTION:
The first step is to look for any evidence of payments to insurance…
