It happens far more often than you would think—a husband or wife unilaterally decides to file for divorce, but doesn’t tell the spouse right away. Instead, he systematically starts to divert assets so that, when the divorce proceeding finally happens, those assets are nowhere to be found. In some situations, those assets may actually end up in offshore accounts. What can you do when you know your spouse is hiding assets?
The first step in getting an accurate accounting and fair property settlement is to bring in an experienced forensic Certified Public Accountant (CPA). A good forensic CPA will know exactly what to look for when examining both personal financial records and business/corporate documents, y no será intimidado o desafiado si hay una serie de entidades comerciales,,en,Su CPA forense sabrá cómo investigar y eliminar las tácticas de distracción típicas,,en,como ocultar activos a través de,,en,entretenimiento,,en,u otros gastos imprecisos,,en,El CPA también podrá identificar si su cónyuge está difiriendo la compensación intencionalmente hasta después del divorcio.,,en,Si el rastro de papel conduce a otros estados,,en,que a menudo lo hace,,en,puede ser necesario contratar asesores legales en esos estados,,en,para que pueda archivar documentos legales y obtener órdenes judiciales protegiendo su interés en esos activos,,en,si el tribunal encuentra evidencia de que hay activos,,en,incluyendo efectivo,,en,del matrimonio que no han sido debidamente contabilizados,,en,el tribunal puede,,en,reconstituir,,en. Your forensic CPA will know how to investigate and root out typical diversionary tactics, such as hiding assets through “entertainment” or other vague expenses. The CPA will also be able to identify whether your spouse is intentionally deferring compensation until after the divorce.
If the paper trail leads to other states, which it often does, it may be necessary to retain legal counsel in those states, so that you can file legal documents and obtain court orders protecting your interest in those assets.
Under Texas law, if the court finds evidence that there are assets (including cash) of the marriage that have not been properly accounted for, the court can “reconstitute” la propiedad y agregue el valor de la propiedad faltante al monto total de la propiedad,,en,Es una estrategia común,,en,en esos casos,,en,para que el tribunal permita que el cónyuge infractor tenga posesión del,,en,desaparecido,,en,propiedad,,en,pero compensar el valor de esa propiedad otorgando al cónyuge no infractor una mayor parte de los activos que se han contabilizado,,en,Ocurre mucho más a menudo de lo que creería: un esposo o esposa decide unilateralmente divorciarse,,en,pero no le dice al cónyuge de inmediato,,en. It’s a common strategy, in such cases, for the court to allow the offending spouse to have possession of the “missing” property, but offset the value of that property by giving the non-offending spouse a greater share of the assets that have been accounted for.
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