If you are getting divorced and you find that all of your joint assets have suddenly disappeared, is there a way to find them. I am guessing he has moved them to Switzerland or Canada. Any ideas? The assets were stocks and bank accounts.
2006-11-10 14:21:15 · 6 answers · asked by schweetums 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
First of all, assets are to be found in the discovery process of the divorce law suit. Secondly, he could lie about assets and their whereabouts. Thirdly, if you have a GREAT attorney, he/she could point out the disappearing assets to the Judge based upon the documents YOU provide. Last, if the spouse has lied during discovery process he could be held accountable. You have to be prepared for the battle of a life time and give up the money to your attorney. Where there are assets there is paperwork.
Good Luck and Take Care
2006-11-10 15:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they were joint assets and he took them *after* you filed, then he has to account for them in the discovery phase of the divorce. Hopefully you got a good attorney, who will demand all of his bank records & phone records (for wire transfers) and ask the hard questions once your soon-to-be-ex is up on the witness stand.
If he took them before you filed, it may be a little more difficult.
2006-11-10 14:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, have your lawyer to subpoena his income tax filings for the past 5 years. Believe me, he will have to explain to the court where the money is. The lawyer can tell by looking at how much interest he made on his income, and how much tax he had to pay.
Did your ex give you the thumbs down?
2006-11-10 14:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This sounds expensive - lawyers, court dates and detectives.
I hope there is some way someone can help you without draining what's left of your financial resources.
Hopefully he moved to a country that has an extradition treaty with the US!
2006-11-10 14:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well .. if they really were joint then you should have record of them ... unless its a huge amount the lawyer will wind up with most of it even if you have evidence of whats urs .. the main thing is kids really ... if no kids are involved and its not an ungodly amount of money u should count ur losses and end it quickly and move on with ur life ...
2006-11-10 14:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Regardless where they are, I got news for you, they're long gone My X did the same thing to me and I was told, more or less, whoever got to them first----just plain got them. I really got screwed. But I had "other" ways to get some of them back..
2006-11-10 14:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by Nancy D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your lawyer knows how to find them.
2006-11-10 14:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋