Heirs Look to Cash in on Stolen Oil Rights Hidden in Secret Company
Grandchildren of the late Judge Leander Perez, a segregationist political boss who ruled Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana from the twenties until his death in 1968, recently filed a so-called “legacy lawsuit” against several large oil companies…
Husband May Face Jail Time for Hiding Assets in Offshore Companies
A London judge has ordered oil trader Michael Prest to pay his wife over $600,000 in support and alimony payments or face jail time. Prest’s case gained attention last year for a landmark U.K. Supreme Court ruling permitting Yasmin Prest…
The Sterling Tapes: Don’t Try This at Home
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so if you’re going to tape a spouse or significant other, be cool about how you do it.
Donald Sterling may yet hang on to his basketball team, and his (probably now former) girlfriend V. Stiviano may owe…
Divorce Lawyer Jailed for Using Shady Investigator
San Francisco area divorce attorney Mary Nolan was sentenced last week to two years in federal prison on multiple felony charges, including illegal wiretapping and tax evasion. Her crimes included hiring private investigator Christopher Butler…
Police Officer Makes Arrest Using Fake Online Dating Profile
We recently came across a Huffington Post story about police in Richmond, Virginia using the dating website okcupid.com to make an arrest. A warrant was out for the arrest of Ryan Covington for failure to appear in court on a charge of breaking…
Wynonna Judd Places GPS Tracker on Sister Ashley’s Car
We often blog here about how to find assets using public records and interviews. Sometimes we get more unorthodox requests from clients to help them find assets or just plain figure out the facts. For instance, a recent story that came out…
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…
Tracking Down an Inheritance
PROBLEM:
You think the debtor may have recently inherited money, but he never mentioned the inheritance to you. You think he may be hiding it.
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SOLUTIONS:
Depending on the state you live in and how the debtor handled the inheritance,…
Asset Searches and Same-Sex Marriages: A Whole New World After DOMA
Today’s Supreme Court ruling on DOMA means that same-sex couples now have nearly all the rights and burdens of straight couples in the eyes of the law both when they get married and when they get divorced. One of those burdens is that it…
