Family Lawyers Don’t Know What They Don’t Know | Business Valuation & Divorce
Why forensic accountants and business valuation expert witnesses must teach family lawyers what they don’t know. Family lawyers don’t always know what they need to ask. Mason offers his thoughts and comments. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Why attorneys […]
Read More»Business Valuation Experts, Discovery & General Ledgers
Business valuation experts know they need general ledgers. But do family lawyers and judges even know what general ledgers are? Mason describes some of the challenges he has experienced. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Experiences that can expedite and […]
Read More»Motions to Compel Discovery & General Ledgers in Divorces w/ Business Valuations
In divorces with business valuations, some family lawyers wait too long to begin or enforce the discovery process. In order to do their work, forensic accountants and business valuation experts need the documents. Duh. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. […]
Read More»Financial Expert Witness “Beauty Contests”
Sometimes a business valuation or forensic accounting engagement comes down to the experience, skill, likeability and reputation of the particular expert witness and not who is right or wrong. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Experts can’t help if they […]
Read More»Spoon Feed Lawyers Expert Witness Disclosures
One might think experienced family lawyers understand the importance of expert witness disclosures when answering discovery. Not always. Be prepared to help every attorney you work with to answer discovery completely and properly. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. a. […]
Read More»Forensic Accountants Prove Financial Abuse
In divorce cases, forensic accountants can use their skills to help prove financial abuse. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. To learn more about financial abuse, visit Financial Abuse, Narcissists & Money: A Divorce Lawyer’s Perspective. Hidden Assets & Enhanced […]
Read More»Business Valuation Experts Should Write & Speak
Why business valuation experts should write and speak about technical aspects of their craft. Not just marketing. Although that is a good reason. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Why Experts Must Learn the Legal Process Protect professional integrity Get […]
Read More»Subpoena Compliance is Hard: Business Valuation in Divorce
Why won’t family lawyers handling divorces issue subpoenas to businesses sooner and seek to enforce compliance well in advance of deadlines? https://youtu.be/QbMmS1UXVEI?si=SEv5n_SkZvclFMfJVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Subpoena Compliance is Hard: Business Valuation in Divorce (https://youtu.be/QbMmS1UXVEI?si=SEv5n_SkZvclFMfJ) For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & […]
Read More»Since Preschool Not “Educational” Decision, Mom Can’t Be Held in Contempt for Unilateral Choice
Tennessee child custody case summary and contempt. Stuart Richard James, III v. Stephanie Lynne James The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children when they divorced in 2019. The marital dissolution agreement (MDA) provided that all major decisions, including education, were to be made jointly. In 2020, […]
Read More»Dad Still Faces Contempt Charges, Despite Claim of Double Jeopardy
Tennessee child custody modification and contempt case summary. Abigail Lynn Sevigny v. Warren Maxwell Sevigny The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and divorced in 2021 with one minor child. They entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA) which included a 529 educational account for the child. In […]
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