If you are considering divorce you must be prepared for the worst. Even divorces that begin amicably can turn hateful and drag on in courts for years.
You need to prepare now before getting lawyers involved and filing in court.
The best way to become prepared in to do a complete asset search report. Find out if there are any hidden bank accounts, property, vehicles, investments.
You may think that because you "do the bills' or see the tax returns you have a complete grasp on your families finances but that's simply not true.
For instance there can be deductions coming out of your spouses check that are going to secret accounts. There could be other sources of income. He may have borrowed against assets and invested them in the stock market.
Property, vehicles, loans , trust accounts and powers of attorney can all be located by an investigator experienced in asset location investigations.
Your spouse may have been planning this for years. There have been numerous cases of a spouse with secret investments, businesses even homes all under the nose of an unsuspecting spouse.
If you have ever experienced infidelity in your marriage then your spouse has already been dishonest. If they can be dishonest about love they can be dishonest about money too. There have been numerous cases cheating husbands buying cars and homes for their girlfriend. Many of these assets can be uncovered in an asset search and recovered in a lawsuit.
A complete and thorough asset search report will also set the bar when establishing child support and spousal support.
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