The diagram below outlines the
steps involved in the divorce
process. The diagram identifies the
legal process in divorce, explains
what the legal terms really mean,
and shows you exactly how the
professionals at VFP will help you
through the process.
|
Legal
Term: |
What it Really
Means: |
Where
Divorce Services fits: |
|
|
Financial Affidavit |
Identify Marital Assets |
• Martial Household
Budget Review
• Separate Household Budget
Review
• Lifestyle and Income
Analyses
• Prepare
Financial Affidavit
• Support in Temporary
Maintenance Requests |
|
Discovery |
Collect Information and
Identify Under-Reported
Assets/Income |
• Discovery Requests
• Business / Asset
Valuation
• Forensic Accounting
• Tracing
• Deposition and
Interrogatory Support
• Review Reports
Prepared by Other Experts |
|
Settlement |
Develop Settlement
Proposals, Accept / Reject /
Counter |
• Analyze short and
long-term impacts of
settlement proposals
• Recommend approaches
to divide assets and
determine
support |
|
Court |
Present Unsettled Issues to
Judge |
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Rebuttal Testimony
• Lifestyle and Income
Analyses
• Support in Direct and
Cross-Examination of Expert
Witnesses |
|
Settlement
Decree |
Formalize the Division of
Marital Estate |
• Review of Financial Aspects
of Settlement |
