Matrimonial Litigation Services

Withum’s Matrimonial Litigation Services professionals successfully combine technical competence and compassionate understanding during your difficult time.

For over 40 years, our business tax advisors have been providing business tax consulting and preparation services to companies both large and small. As a nationally recognized Top 25 tax services firm, we have ample experience with business tax planning, preparation, and compliance issues. Our tax specialists have a comprehensive understanding of international, federal, state and local tax regulations – and as an independent member of HLB, a Global Advisory and Accounting Networking, we can assist in developing cost-effective business tax strategies for organizations around the globe.

As part of our Business Tax Services, we put together a custom corporate tax planning strategy and address any related tax issues prior to year-end. We’ll also review the most recent tax law changes and interpretations in order to maximize tax savings opportunities and reduce tax liability. With an effective business tax preparation plan, companies have greater assurance of:

  • Assistance in discovery
  • Case information statement preparation
  • Marital estate determination
  • Tracing and documenting exempt assets
  • Cash flow and disposable income determination
  • Matrimonial, divorce and post-divorce matters

Forensic Investigations Analytics

Withum’s research team utilizes Open Source Intelligence to gather and analyze various data for our forensic investigations, which include, but are not limited to:

Identifying given names and aliases, dates of birth, phone numbers, historical and current mailing addresses, email addresses, businesses relationships, individuals and relatives to build a character profile of the subject in question.

Performing asset tracing searches for entities, automobiles, aircraft, watercraft and real property records including deeds and tax assessment records.

Conducting state and nationwide searches for corporation filings and documents for both known and unknown affiliated entities, identifying both ownership and registered agent statuses.

Reviewing recorded judgments, liens, notices of default and bankruptcies against individuals and entities.

Reviewing employment history and verifying professional licenses.

Searching the Politically Exposed Persons database, criminal records and media outlets for negative news involving the subject.

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Why Withum

Our experts hold advanced degrees and qualifications in a variety of litigation support specialty areas. They are frequently court-appointed by Family Court judges and have testified extensively in trials, arbitrations, and depositions. They are often agreed upon by attorneys and their clients to help minimize the potential high litigation costs involved in many divorce proceedings. Our financial expertise and specialized training support every stage of the matrimonial, divorce and post-divorce process.

Industry Involvement

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Matrimonial Litigation Insights

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Understanding Non-Marital and Marital Property

A divorce is a stressful process, especially when it comes to determining how parties divide their assets. The laws governing division of property in a marital dissolution vary by state. Currently, 41 states follow a process called equitable distribution, which divides assets and liabilities based on fairness and not equality. Other states, known as community…

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Forensic Mediation in a Matrimonial Matter

Regarding finances, matrimonial matters deal with equitable distribution and support. The equitable distribution process consists of identifying the assets, valuing them and distributing them. The support process consists of determining the income available for support and allocating the income among the parties and their children. In simple cases, identifying and valuing assets and determining the…

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Where To Look For True Cash Income

In small business valuations and income analyses in matrimonial litigation, one of the hardest components to determine is “cash”… Is there unreported cash income and, if so, how much? The typical scenario of minimal income reported on a business owner’s tax return versus their much greater lifestyle expenses is usually the first red flag. How…

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