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How to Start a Divorce Asset Search

Clients usually ask me three questions about a divorce asset search: “What do you need from me to get started?” “What can you find?” This is often followed with, “I really want bank and brokerage accounts.” “How long…
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How Soon Should You Start a Divorce Asset Search?

If you’re thinking that you may be divorced in the near or medium term, the answer isn’t necessarily “start now,” but it’s not too early to start organizing your information. Step 1: What Do I Know, and What is Missing? It’s never…
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Divorce Asset Searching – A Big Return on a Small Investment

Would you be willing to invest $4,000 dollars if there were a decent chance of getting $50,000 back within six months? See if this is you or someone you know: A professional woman who has been off work for a number of years taking…
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How Long Does a Divorce Asset Search Take? “You Should Have Called Me Sooner”

Sadly, the answer is usually, “Longer than you’re willing to give me. You should have called me sooner.” We get inquiries from time to time from divorcing parties who are going to trial within the next month or even just a few weeks.…
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The Valuation Hints Are There: Good Financial Investigators Follow Them Up

When people come to us for financial investigations, it’s rare that the information they are seeking is right out in the open. But sometimes, the values are not very far under the surface. When the hints are there,  it can be a matter of…
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5 Things You Need to Survive and Thrive After a Divorce

Philip Segal's lengthy interview about asset searching with divorce journalist Ilyssa Panitz is here: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/financial-investigator-philip-segal-5-things-you-need-to-know-to-survive-and-thrive-during-and-6ab7f6cbf4b6 It…
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When Did The Betrayal Begin?

A frequent problem when taking in a new asset search in divorce is figuring out how far back to look. Clients in divorce usually know a lot more about their spouse than anyone else, at least when it comes to daily habits, close friends, and…
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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…
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Using Forensic Accountants in Divorce Searches: Don’t Forget the Investigator Piece

One of the most frequently-asked questions new divorce-related clients ask us is: “If I need a forensic accountant can you do that?” The answer we give is that we are not forensic accountants, but you probably need us anyway because forensic…
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How Many Divorcing Men Hide Assets? Maybe the Majority

For women wondering whether their ex-husband (or soon-to-be ex) is hiding assets on them, rest assured that you are not alone. According to a new white paper put out by Francis Financial, a wealth-management firm that specializes in advising…