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Questions People Should Ask (But Often Don’t) When Starting an Asset Search

By Philip Segal on March 29, 2023
Posted in Finances, Property, Real Estate

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 are some tips on what kinds of questions you the divorcing party should be…

Would an Artificial Intelligence Asset Search Help?

By Philip Segal on January 18, 2023
Posted in Finances, Real Estate

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 program that is making professors change their exam questions and prompting fabulous cartoons about its lack…

When in Divorce Do You Need an Asset Investigator? A Forensic Accountant? Or Both?

By Philip Segal on November 8, 2022
Posted in Finances, Property

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?

  1. If you have all the pertinent records and you don’t think there is much being hidden, the forensic accountant

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How Long Does a Divorce Asset Search Take? “You Should Have Called Me Sooner”

By Philip Segal on August 5, 2022
Posted in Finances, Property

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. They want to know whether we can look for offshore assets in…

The Truck Stop Case: In Divorce, Our Clients Know a Lot, but Also Very Little

By Philip Segal on March 25, 2022
Posted in Finances, Property, Real Estate

A client came to us and asked us to look for assets owned by her husband. They were going to get divorced and she needed to know what he had.

In briefing us, she told us that she didn’t know much, but one thing she was certain of was that a piece of property she…

Power of Attorney: If You Signed One and You are Divorcing, You Probably Need an Investigator

By Philip Segal on April 13, 2021
Posted in Finances, Legal issues, Property, Real Estate

Now and again a client comes to us for information on a spouse’s assets. But if the client has already signed a power of attorney, the search could involve both spouses’ assets.

A power of attorney between married people could work like this: Wife grants Husband the power to buy and sell things on Wife’s…

Divorce and Your Money Podcast: My Interview

By Philip Segal on April 11, 2017
Posted in Finances, Property

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 discovery.
  • Why Google searching is a good starting, but won’t do your thinking for you.
  • “Asset” means “cash”

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Surprise! The Super-Rich Adjust Their Behavior as Government Pays More Attention

By Philip Segal on July 18, 2016
Posted in Common, Finances, Property, Real Estate

The New York Times was half right and half wrong when it reported that the boom in “trophy homes in the sky” is over. The right part:  It turns out that there is not an inexhaustible supply of people willing to spend $50 million or more on a condominium they may rarely visit.The Good Life: Limousine & Mansion

The wrong…

Husband Sends Wife’s Home Into Foreclosure Behind Her Back

By Abby Wein on March 2, 2015
Posted in Banking and Investments, Property, Real Estate

We usually blog here about how to find hidden assets in the context of a divorce, however, we recently came across a story that serves to caution those entering a marriage not to relinquish all control over the family finances.

Housing market collapseAccording to media reports, accused fraudster, Steven Wessel, is currently trying to seek a…

Bankruptcy Judge Pounds on Drumm in Judgment Denying Discharge

By Abby Wein on January 20, 2015
Posted in Common, Finances, Property, Real Estate

According to several media reports, former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, David Drumm was recently denied a bankruptcy discharge by a judge in Boston.  Drumm appealed the ruling on Friday.  Not only did the judge keep Drumm on the hook for $10.5 million euros in debt, but he released a 122-page judgment with damning…

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