DIVORCE CONSULTING SERVICES

Goal: To assist the attorney and divorcing party in the gathering and analysis of all relevant financial data and to help reach a reasonable division of the couple's financial affairs

• Asset tracing - to preserve and/or refute the existence of separate property (Colorado Lawyer Jan99, DRC Sep97, DRC Oct97, DRC Apr/May 98, DRC Jun98)

• Forensic examination procedures (DRC Aug97, DRC Jul98)

• Searching for the marital estate (DRC Aug/Sep98)

• Assist in discovery (DRC May97)

• Determination of spousal maintenance (DRC Dec/Jan99)

• Determination of child support (DRC Dec/Jan99)

• Listing and valuing marital property

• Business valuations (DRC Jan97, DRC Feb97, DRC Mar97, DRC APR97, DRC May97, DRC Jun97, DRC Jul97, DRC Aug 97, DRC Dec97/Jan98, DRC Feb/Mar98)

• Expert witness testimony (DRC Oct/Nov98)

• Review of opposing expert's work (Second Opinion Service, DRC Oct/Nov98)

• Financial deposition assistance

• Tax basis of marital property (DRC Feb/Mar99, DRC Apr/May99)

• Tax rules in general related to divorce

• Preparing tax returns for the year of divorce

• Financial planning related to divorce

• Assistance in reconciling differences in property settlement positions (DRC Mar97, DRC Apr97, DRC May97)

• Mediation/Arbitration Services, (DRC Jan97, DRC Feb97, DRC Mar97, DRC Apr97, DRC May97,DRC Jun97,DRC Jul97, DRC Aug97, DRC Sept97, DRC Feb/Mar98)

• Review of property settlement positions prepared by other professionals

• Court-appointed receiver to manage businesses and real estate properties (DRC Jan97)

• Court-appointed Special Master to resolve accounting disputes (DRC Jan97)

• Accounting for amounts due under premarital agreements (DRC Feb97, DRC Mar 97)

• Review of draft premarital agreements to quantify financial rights given up (DRC Feb97, DRC Mar 97, DRC Nov97)