Big Divorce Mistake #7: Ignoring Red Flags of Hidden Money

At April 30, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Divorce Tips, Forensic Accounting, Income Determination
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There are many “red flags” of a spouse hiding money. Jeff Landers discusses many listed in Mason’s book in his Forbes article: 21 Signs That Your Husband May Be Hiding Marital Assets During Your Divorce. For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for […]

Forensic Accountants Uncover Income Manipulation in Divorce

At April 21, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Alimony, Forensic Accounting, Income Determination, Property Division
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Can a forensic accountant find hidden bank accounts? Income manipulation usually starts with the tax return. Compare that with other financial documents. A lower documented income generally helps with lowering child support and spousal support. Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is the author of The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and […]

Uncover Hidden Assets & Income in Divorce with These Documents

At April 09, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Divorce Tips, Forensic Accounting, Income Determination, Property Division
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What important documents are best to review to find hidden income and assets? Discovering undisclosed assets? For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition, authored by Miles Mason, Sr. and published by the ABA Family Law Section. This updated […]

Attorney/Wife Gets Transitional Alimony $2K x 36 Mos. After 13 Yrs.

At April 06, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 10-14 Years Married, Divorce, Income Determination, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on divorce, property classification, and alimony after 13 years married in divorce. Wright v. Wright The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in Utah in 2005. It was the husband’s first marriage but the wife’s second. They had one child together, and the wife had an adult […]

Big Divorce Mistake #2: Not Analyzing Claimed vs. Documented Income

At March 28, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Alimony, Divorce Tips, Forensic Accounting, Income Determination
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Often, spouses must declare, or claim, what they earn. Very often, they earn significantly more according to their own tax returns, W-2s, 10-99s, and current pay stubs. There are even more documents available from which to compare claimed vs. documented income. Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is the author of The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A […]

Unemployed Dad Imputed Income Over $400K For Child Support

Massachussetts child support case summary on income determination. Theodore W. Macri, Jr., v. Sheila Mary Macri The husband and wife in this Massachusetts case were married in 1998 and originally lived in New York. The husband’s employer promoted him to a position in Singapore in 2000, and then to Hong Kong until 2011, at which […]

Dad Stuck With Marital Debt and Support After Short Marriage

At December 11, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Income Determination
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Tennessee case summary on property division, custody, child support in divorce. Sara Kelley Poole v. Ronald Ellis Kinslow The husband and wife in this case had been married for less than four years when the wife filed for divorce in Wilson County, Tennessee. It had been the wife’s first marriage and the husband’s fourth, and […]

AK Cop Arrested on Fed. Charges Gets Child Support Hearing

At October 28, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Child Support Modification, Income Determination
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Alaska child support case summary on income determination. Father v. Mother: Alaska appellate decision The mother and father in this Alaska case were married in 2004 and had two children, born in 2006 and 2010. They were divorced in 2016 after reaching an agreement calling for shared legal custody and alternating weeks of physical custody. […]

Mom Cannot Relocate to Ohio w/ Kids After Expert Testimony

At August 19, 2019
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Income Determination, Parental Relocation Denied
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Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation and child support income determination. Christopher Conrad Fichtel v. Jill Crowell Fichtel (Zirwas) The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, were the parents of two children born in 2005 and 2007, and they were divorced in 2010. Under the permanent parenting plan, the mother was named […]

Tax Returns Not Definitive When Setting Child Support

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Anna Karpovich v. Gregory Brannick The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee case were divorced in 2003, and the father was ordered to pay $560 per month in child support for their son. In 2016, the State of Tennessee, acting on behalf of the mother, […]