Although there is an obligation to disclose assets under Family Law there are, sadly, too often cases where compliance with disclosure is treated as a game and often with some contempt. A thorough review will pose questions and lawyers are often assisted by forensic accountants by creating a team to locate hidden, “forgotten” or unexplained assets. It’s the training and experience in reading financial statements combined with an enquiring mind that makes this partnership work.

It takes time to plan an assessment and typically the forensic accountant will ask for a long list of documents. It is the close study of these is what leads to inconsistencies, unexplained transactions and the possibility of fraud.