Tag Archive for: Divorce
What to Expect from a Divorce Asset Search
At some point with nearly every asset search our firm conducts, we end up telling clients that finding assets is often more than a one-step process.
The one step some people think we need to take is to consult some databases, and voila! A…
Way After Madoff Ponzi Schemes Are Still With Us: How to Avoid Them
Nearly ten years on since the arrest of master Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, the Ponzi fraudsters are still with us. Maybe not with as much money as Madoff’s billions, but powerful enough to do a lot of damage.
Being devoted to finding assets,…
The Right Questions in Discovery
Finding assets can be satisfying work, but frustration sometimes comes in realizing that a client’s lawyers haven’t been asking the right questions in their depositions.
We have written repeatedly that getting bank account information…
Divorce and Your Money Podcast: My Interview
I was interviewed at length today for the #1 podcast on divorce planning, Divorce and Your Money. Among the detailed points covered:
How asset searches work.
How we take information from our clients.
How investigation compliments legal…
How Investigation Helps Forensic Accountants
What’s wrong with using a forensic accountant in your hunt for a spouse’s hidden assets? Nothing, provided you hand that accountant all the pertinent information you can. We’ve mentioned the need for these professionals frequently on our…
Two Bites at the Apple to Catch the Worm: reopening divorces in cases of fraud
This week, the U.K. Supreme Court is reviewing the cases of Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil to determine whether a spouse can reopen a divorce case in instances of fraud or misrepresentation after the parties have reached a settlement agreement.
Sharland…
Three Men, One Wife: husband’s business partners sued in “dirty soap opera” divorce
In an unusual move for a divorce case, a Queens judge added Benny Tal’s business partners as defendants in Benny’s divorce action because the three men had colluded to hide Benny’s assets from his wife Michal. As Michal told the New…
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…
Socialite Husband and Wife Accuse Each Other of Hiding Jewelry in Bitter Divorce
Whitney St. John and James B. Fairchild’s acrimonious divorce began in 2011, and the couple has been fighting over how to divide their fabulous collection of art and antiques ever since. With no amicable resolution in sight, last week, a…
