Lawyer’s Income Pegged at $10K/Mo For Child Support Purposes
- At October 14, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Leslie Allison Muse v. Robert L. Jolley, Jr. The husband and wife in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were married in 1996 and had three children. Divorce proceedings started in 2010, and the court entered its final decree in 2015. The wife was granted a divorce on […]
Read More»Mother Not Underemployed to Parent Child
Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary underemployment in divorce. Jennifer Blair Dematteo Turk v. Michael Joseph Turk, Jr. The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case married in 1999 and had three children when the mother filed for divorce in 2017 following filing for bankruptcy. They were able to agree on most […]
Read More»Father Found in Contempt for Child Support After Two Appeals
Tennessee child support case summary on income determination and contempt. Jeffrey Glenn Mitchell v. Carol Ann Thomas Mitchell This divorce case from Blount County, Tennessee, was the subject of an appeal to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in 2019. The parties in that case had divorced and were back in court regarding modifications of child […]
Read More»Big Divorce Mistake #7: Ignoring Red Flags of Hidden Money
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 […]
Read More»Forensic Accountants Uncover Income Manipulation in Divorce
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 […]
Read More»Uncover Hidden Assets & Income in Divorce with These Documents
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 […]
Read More»Attorney/Wife Gets Transitional Alimony $2K x 36 Mos. After 13 Yrs.
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 […]
Read More»Big Divorce Mistake #2: Not Analyzing Claimed vs. Documented Income
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 […]
Read More»Unemployed Dad Imputed Income Over $400K For Child Support
- At January 27, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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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 […]
Read More»Dad Stuck With Marital Debt and Support After Short Marriage
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 […]
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