Tag Archive for: matrimonial asset search
AI Is Our Tower of Babel
I often tell new clients: “Google yourself. Even if you are very famous (and most of my clients are not), how much of what you know about yourself will be on the web?
For most of us, the answer is, one or two percent of what we know of…
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…
Social Media and Conventional Media: Sometimes There’s No Difference
I always like to ask professionals, no matter their industry: “What’s a good screening question to see whether someone in your profession may be competent?”
In the case of someone who does investigations, I regularly advise that if…
How an Artificial Intelligence Asset Search Would Start (and Stall)
AI will tell you a lot, but if you ask it to unblock a drain or patch your roof you will be disappointed. All the how-to’s in the world won’t get the job done for you.
I tried doing an asset search from the very beginning on Perplexity,…
The Most Money I Ever Found in a Divorce Case? From Securities Filings
It’s not even a close call. Sometimes I can find hundreds of thousands of dollars in a company or two that may eventually lead to a better settlement, sometimes a vacation home that was being tucked away or grossly undervalued.
But for…
Tariffs and Plunging Markets – What They May Mean if You’re Getting Divorced
Millions of Americans sat down this weekend to contemplate plunging stock markets and depleted retirement accounts.
For those thinking about divorce, the need to know more about the other side’s hidden assets just got more urgent.
It…
Open or Shut? Assets Hidden in Bank Accounts
PROBLEM:
A couple had seven different bank accounts when they were married, but the wife never kept close tabs on them. Now the husband is using money from a joint account that the wife doesn't realize is still open.
SOLUTIONS:
Bank…
Why I Love Working with Divorce Financial Analysts
I do some of my most satisfying work in the area of divorce. People (usually women) are often afraid as they navigate what for many of them is the worst thing that’s ever happened to them.
In a contested divorce, not only are they battling…
The Hallucinating AI Assistant
Would you want someone working for you who regularly hallucinates on the job? If I ran an ad agency, I might want such a person. Maybe he could dream up a series of ads in which a guy and an emu run around telling people about insurance.
But…
Putting Outrage Aside
There is no shortage of outrage in the world. I suspect it’s always been like this, but it was harder to share it with everyone else before most of us started making instant movies of our lives, to be distributed to millions for almost no…
