Practice in Wealth, Family and Succession Matters
In divorces, the dissolution of stable unions and probate proceedings, the assets to be divided are not always clear: ownership interests, income streams, assets held in a third party's name, and transactions that took place before the separation all need to be identified and valued.
Context of application
These matters combine personal sensitivity with technical complexity. One party usually has greater access to the financial information, and the estate can be concentrated in family businesses, holding companies or other assets that are inherently difficult to value.
When this analysis is needed
- Divorce and asset division involving ownership interests in companies.
- Probate proceedings involving family businesses or holding companies.
- Suspected concealment or dissipation of assets.
- Duty to account owed by an estate administrator or property manager.
- Determination of income for purposes of setting support obligations.
Questions typically analyzed
- Determination and valuation of assets.
- Valuation of ownership interests.
- Identification and tracing of assets.
- Financial transactions during the periods that matter to the case.
- Accounting between heirs, spouses and administrators.
- Valuation of a partner's interest in family-owned companies.
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx identifies the full set of assets and rights involved, sets the relevant reference dates, values ownership interests and other assets, and documents any transactions that change the composition of the estate.
SGEx does not provide legal advice. Its contribution is technical: organizing the economic, financial, accounting and asset-related facts so that lawyers, companies and parties can understand the substantive dimension of the controversy.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Asset valuation report
- Asset-tracing report
- Expert opinion
- Examination of accounts rendered
- Expert questions
Other SGEx Solutions
Services, specialties, contexts and industries connected to this topic under SGEx's relationship matrix.
Related Services
- Business and Asset ValuationValuation of companies, ownership interests and assets for disputes, corporate transactions, succession matters and court proceedings.
- Accounting Expert ExaminationIndependent expert examination of accounting records, financial statements and calculations, prepared for judicial, arbitral and administrative proceedings.
- Economic and Financial Expert AnalysisAnalysis of values, cash flows, economic assumptions and financial models in disputes and decisions that turn on quantification.
- Forensic AccountingReconstruction and examination of accounting records and financial flows for evidentiary purposes, in contexts of suspected wrongdoing, conflict or inquiry.
Related Specialties
- Corporate Matters, Buyout Claims and ValuationValuation of a withdrawing shareholder's interest, balance-sheet determination, goodwill, business valuation and corporate disputes.
- Wealth, Family and Succession MattersAsset determination and valuation, divorce settlements, probate and estate proceedings, ownership interests and asset tracing.
Related Areas of Practice
- Corporate and Shareholder DisputesDisputes among shareholders, partners and officers, corporate dissolutions, buyout claims and disagreements over financial results.
- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
- Tax Litigation and Administrative ProceedingsTax controversies in judicial and administrative proceedings that turn on accounting evidence and the review of tax calculations.
Related Industries
- Financial and Capital MarketsFinancial institutions, investment funds, investors and publicly listed companies involved in disputes, valuations and financial reviews.
- Hospitality and Real EstateHotels, real estate developments and property assets involved in valuations, corporate disputes and insolvency.
- AgribusinessProducers, cooperatives, trading companies and agro-industrial businesses involved in valuations, succession matters and judicial reorganization.
- Industry, Manufacturing and Consumer GoodsManufacturers and consumer-goods producers involved in valuations, and in commercial, tax and corporate disputes.
- Digital Business, Creators and PlatformsDigital businesses, content creators and platforms involved in asset tracing, valuations and disputes.
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