Tag Archive for: high net worth divorce
Just “a little off” Can Mean Fraud
Lots of the work in divorce asset detection involves looking at the names of companies a subject has, and then trying to figure out the names of new companies concealed from our client (the spouse).
Sometimes, a tiny change is all it takes…
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…
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…
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…
Valuing Private Companies in Divorce
The toughest nut to crack in many divorce asset searches is the private company. While people always want immediate access to bank accounts (and aren’t allowed to get them without discovery), you can always start to try to figure out what…
Finding Banks to Subpoena Instead of Breaking the Law
We’ve written before about the illegal trade in bank account information that a lot of investigators and lawyers get mixed up in. See for instance That Bank Account Information Your Investigator Got? Probably a Crime.
Without a court…
Questions People Should Ask (But Often Don’t) When Starting an Asset Search
We’ve written many times about the questionnaire we hand out to clients who want a divorce asset search. If you want one, just contact us and we’ll send it along.
Based on the many questionnaires we’ve reviewed over the years, here…
Would an Artificial Intelligence Asset Search Help?
Could someone getting divorced use artificial intelligence to conduct an asset search? Sure, it just wouldn’t be a very good one.
It’s hard to get that far into your day right now without hearing about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence…
When in Divorce Do You Need an Asset Investigator? A Forensic Accountant? Or Both?
In doing our investigations for assets in divorce, we often work with a forensic accountant. Sometimes they bring us into the case and sometimes it’s the reverse.
When do you need one, the other, or both?
If you have all the pertinent…
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.…
