Forensic Accountant for Family Law Attorneys in Austin, Texas

When a divorce case turns on the money, family law attorneys across Austin and Central Texas bring in Sage Investigations. We give you the forensic accounting, asset tracing, and expert testimony you need to expose concealed assets and secure a fair settlement for your client, backed by our proprietary DIO technology. We help you achieve better outcomes using investigative skill most CPAs simply don't have.

Maximize your client's divorce settlement with Sage Investigations' financial forensics, investigative skills, knowledge, and proprietary technology, DIO. We understand the Family Code and case law, and we have the ability to perform tracing as required by the Family Code of bank and brokerage accounts to determine separate and community property. We use best practices when we do tracings. When Sage does a financial investigation and analysis, we provide you with an accurate, detailed summary of the financial information about your client's activities. The Sage Investigations team gives you the advantage.

We provide family law attorneys with a free 20-minute consultation to learn about their clients' case and determine if we can help. Once we know we can help, we identify the basic scope of the investigation and explain what's needed and why it's needed to obtain the best possible outcome for your client. Once you secure our services, we work with you under the attorney work product. We're here to help.

Uncovering Hidden Assets in Divorce Cases

Divorce proceedings often involve complex financial matters, making it crucial to comprehensively understand the parties' assets, debts, and income. Our forensic accounting plays a vital role in these cases. Our skill and expertise in financial investigations and analysis provide invaluable assistance in helping you obtain the best possible settlement for your client going through a divorce. We ensure a fair and equitable division of marital property by uncovering hidden assets, evaluating financial data, and providing expert testimony.

As you know, a common challenge in divorce cases is one party attempting to conceal assets to protect them from being divided fairly. We're adept at uncovering these hidden assets, assessing their value, and ensuring they're included in the settlement negotiations. We analyze financial statements, bank records, tax returns, and other evidence through detailed forensic investigations to identify irregularities or discrepancies that could indicate concealed assets. By employing sophisticated techniques such as data analysis and tracing funds, we leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of full financial transparency.

Financial Expert Witness Testimony and Negotiation Support

We're not only involved in uncovering hidden assets and evaluating financial data; we can also provide expert witness testimony during court proceedings. Our objective analysis and professional opinions carry immense weight in litigation. We bolster your case and increase the likelihood of a favorable outcome by presenting evidence and providing clear explanations in a language understandable to legal professionals and the judge.

We lend our expertise during settlement negotiations, working closely with you to provide support and guidance. We can also assist with cross-examining witnesses in a deposition. We help you negotiate from a position of strength by demonstrating a thorough understanding of the financial complexities involved. We provide valuable insights into the long-term consequences of different settlement options and aid in crafting strategies that maximize your client's financial position.

Witness Interviews and Location

Sage provides you with the value of timely and in-depth witness interviews and the acquisition of relevant documents, so you can understand the evidence. Sage asks objective questions - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Much - to fully develop the witnesses' testimony. Sage takes copious notes of interviews and promptly renders them in the format you request. We will:

• Research and locate witnesses across the country
• Conduct timely and in-depth interviews
• Become your extra eyes toward solving any issues that appear
• Develop the evidence into an accurate picture

Save Time and Money with DIO Forensic Software

DIO is Sage's proprietary software that empowers our team to provide you with a better, smarter, and more accurate analysis. Our advanced technology enables us to analyze your complex financial data quickly, easily, and efficiently. It changes the dynamics of the investigation from paper and spreadsheets to a database application. It aids in conducting the financial investigation of bank and brokerage accounts and credit card accounts. DIO can report in a source and application format or various indirect methods. With speed and accuracy, DIO generates evidence-based reports and lets you make better decisions in less than half the time.

Benefits of Partnering with Sage Investigations

• Review of records to look for concealed assets
• Determine the actual value of marital assets
• Prepared analyses of bank and brokerage accounts to determine separate and community property
• Help you understand your client's complete financial picture
• Accuracy and completeness of information
• Save you time and money by inventorying and organizing records for meetings or use at trial
• Expert testimony that carries weight
• Negotiate from a position of strength
• Eliminate surprises through a full financial investigation
• The best outcome for your client

How We Help You Save Money

• Having information at your fingertips
• Providing a timeline that gives an accurate picture of meaningful evidence, witnesses, and exhibits
• Efficiently managing evidence through litigation support
• Providing information for decision-making
• More accurate information, faster
• Reducing the cost of tracing

How We Support Your Family Law Case

We work with you to build your client's case from the earliest stage. We will:

• Enter the case early and move quickly to review it, request pertinent records, and interview critical witnesses so you better understand the complexities of the case
• Aid in preparing discovery requests for records
• Identify issues that can help with early settlement of the case
• Discuss issues that could impact the matter, including inception of title, conditional or unconditional gifts, tracing of separate and community property, and income
• Provide computer forensic specialists to image computers and cell phones so you have the evidence that benefits your client
• Gather records from the client's accountant to reconcile tax returns to the books and find concealed assets
• Capture relevant data in a secure and efficient manner
• Review and analyze accounting records to follow the money in personal and business activities
• Assist in deposition preparation to make sure the proper questions are asked of the other party or other witnesses
• Stay aware of income tax ramifications in the divorce process and help prepare forms to prove an "Innocent Spouse"
• Use advanced forensic financial investigative techniques with DIO to analyze and report information accurately
• Prepare summary reports of voluminous records acceptable by the court when necessary
• Provide expert witness reports and testimony

Serving Family Law Attorneys in Austin and Central Texas

Sage Investigations is based in Austin and partners with family law attorneys throughout Central Texas and statewide. Whether your case is in Austin, the surrounding metro, or anywhere in Texas, we work as an extension of your team under the attorney work product. Review our family law case studies to see how we've helped attorneys achieve better outcomes for their clients.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should an attorney bring in a forensic accountant?

As early as possible. Entering a case early lets us review records, shape discovery requests, and interview key witnesses before deadlines tighten, which usually means stronger evidence and lower cost than bringing in an expert at the last minute.

What does a forensic accountant do in a divorce case?

We trace and value the marital estate for you: uncovering hidden or undisclosed assets, distinguishing separate from community property under the Texas Family Code, valuing businesses, verifying income, and providing expert witness testimony that holds up in court.

Do you work under attorney work product?

Yes. Once you retain us, we work under the attorney work product privilege as an extension of your team, and we deliver our findings in the format you request.