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…
Finding Litigation Awards and Settlement Proceeds
PROBLEM:
For years, you have heard your debtor complain about a lawsuit between him and his former business partner. You suspect that the case is nearing a close, and that the debtor may receive a sizeable payout. The debtor…
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…
Finding Hidden Offshore Assets: Criminals Make Mistakes — We Take Advantage
We get asked all the time to figure out how much money a person may be hiding offshore. Usually, it’s not as straightforward as the recent guilty plea by Ty Warner, the founder of Beanie Babies, who admitted to using a secret Swiss account…
Uncovering Secret Getaways
PROBLEM:
Your former spouse disappears for weeks on end, telling you that she’s been travelling for business. You suspect that she is really dissipating marital assets by jetting off to Paris or Napa, her favorite spots for a romantic…
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…
Lupe’s Fiasco: Drug Kingpin’s Wife Accuses Rapper of Hiding Money
Gossip sites were all abuzz last week with news of rapper Lupe Fiasco’s legal battle with Inita Patton, the estranged wife of convicted drug kingpin and Fiasco’s mentor, Charles Patton. The court filings have yet to be released to the…
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…
Finding Royalty Payments
PROBLEM:
Your debtor is a fairly accomplished author and you’re pretty sure that he periodically receives royalties on some of his works, even though he tells you that he doesn’t earn any royalty income.
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SOLUTION:
As is often…
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…
