Practice Areas

Matrimonial Services

CCA has extensive experience in providing expert consulting, litigation and testimony services to assist counsel and their clients in marital disputes. We provide assistance to counsel in drafting financial, tax and valuation provisions of pre- and post-nuptial agreements, the valuation of marital assets upon dissolution of a marriage, and an array of other matrimonial services involving a wide variety of complex issues (see below). The firm’s experts reveal the often-hidden numbers and uncover the financial facts that help our clients resolve the financial issues unique to their situation.

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• Trace separate and marital assets

• Identify and quantify the costs associated with maintaining the pre-separation standard of living (lifestyle analysis)

• Value business interests

• Reconstruct income and cash flow used by the parties to pay for the marital lifestyle

• Prepare expert affidavits in support of fee applications or in conjunction with other legal proceedings

• Identify and quantify the income and cash flow available to pay child and spousal support

• Prepare net worth statements and financial affidavits in accordance with jurisdictional requirements

• Prepare case-specific document requests in connection with notices for discovery and inspection

• Assist in the preparation of financial interrogatories for response by the opposing party, and in the preparation of responses to interrogatories submitted by the opposition

• Assist in deposition of opposing experts and fact witnesses

• Review all documents for omissions, inconsistencies, and the need for additional document requests

• Provide expert testimony

• Critique opposing expert reports

• Evaluate the tax consequences of equitable distribution and support

• Assist parties and/or counsel to negotiate and evaluate settlement proposals

• Assist in the mediation of financial issues

• Assist in collaborative divorce matters regarding financial issues

Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support Services

The forensic accountant’s world consists of assisting attorneys and their clients in the financial aspects of a dispute involving commercial litigation, a fraud investigation, or an insurance claim to name a few.

Typically, forensic accountants research, quantify and present the financial impact of a dispute as it relates to a legal action. The forensic accountants at CCA communicate their findings in a simple, clear, and easy-to-understand manner. We are trained to look beyond the numbers, read between the lines, and handle difficult disputes in a cost-effective manner.

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We analyze documents, build financial models, provide expert witness testimony, review and rebut opposing expert reports, and assist with cross-examination of expert witness and pre-trial depositions. Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Dissipation of marital assets

• Uncovering hidden assets

• Uncovering unreported income

• Forensic investigations

• Fraud investigations

• Bankruptcy and troubled company issues

• Contract disputes

• Economic damages

• Shareholder and partnership disputes

• Thefts or embezzlements

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