When You Suspect Concealed Money or Property in a Divorce
Experienced Attorney Serving Orange County - Riverside County - Los Angeles County
Sometimes things just do not add up. The quality of life lived before the divorce does not match the income and assets reported by your spouse during the divorce. Where did the money go? Could the spouse be hiding assets?
If you suspect that hidden assets are an issue in your divorce, tell Melanie Oldham at your first interview. She will counsel you about your options as they relate to discovering those assets. At the Law Offices of Melanie L. Oldham, in Irvine, Ms. Oldham uses ten years of experience to develop a reasonable plan for locating hidden assets and handling matters accordingly.
Melanie Oldham takes a financial perspective that aids clients in effectively identifying hidden assets. Before becoming a lawyer, Ms. Oldham was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She uses her accounting background combined with her in-depth knowledge of California family law to help you achieve the best possible results.
There are many possible ways that a spouse may manipulate financial information to conceal assets:
- Paying an unreasonably small salary to a business owner-spouse
- Inflating business expenses with personal write-offs
- Making questionable transactions that must be examined thoroughly
- Non-disclosure of all bank accounts
- Transfer of assets to family members
- Delaying income and business opportunities until after the divorce
If hidden assets are suspected in your divorce, we will conduct a cost-benefit analysis and develop a sound and realistic discovery strategy.
Contact the Law Offices of Melanie L. Oldham
Contact us by calling 949-579-9739 or toll free at 866-669-0369 for a consultation. Phones are answered 24 hours a day. Off-site, evening and weekend appointments are available for our clients' convenience. We accept all major credit cards.
