Marital Dissolution Financial Analysis for High-Net-Worth Divorce Cases
Morones Analytics provides forensic accounting, business valuation, and financial analysis services for high-net-worth divorce matters. Our forensic accountants and valuation experts help attorneys and their clients understand the full financial picture of the marital estate to support informed settlement negotiations and litigation strategies.
We trace funds, value businesses, and quantify financial issues that affect the division of assets.
Our team works primarily with family law attorneys, high-net-worth individuals, and litigation teams involved in complex divorce proceedings.
Services
Business Valuation
Value privately held businesses and professional practices within the marital estate.
Asset Tracing
Trace funds to demonstrate premarital assets versus current marital assets.
Hidden Assets and Income Analysis
Investigate undisclosed assets, hidden income, underreported business earnings, transfers to family members or third parties, and cash-intensive businesses
Commingling Analysis
Analyze whether inherited money or premarital assets were commingled with marital assets.
Marital Waste Analysis
Perform forensic accounting of the movement and use of funds to identify marital waste.
Self-Dealing Analysis
Identify personal expenses paid through a business and adjust the financial statements to reflect the income the business would have earned without those expenses. This analysis supports business valuation and income determination.
Marital Balance Sheet Preparation
Assist counsel with preparation of the marital balance sheet.
Early Evaluation of Business Financial Information
Assist in developing business discovery requests and evaluating whether businesses should be valued based on their initial financial information.
Unidentified Transfers
Evaluate whether marital funds have left the marital estate through previously unidentified transfers.
Discovery Requests
Assist legal counsel with framing discovery requests to obtain information relevant to the financial issues.
Expert Witness Testimony
Provide expert witness services, deposition testimony, and trial support in complex divorce matters.
We specialize in divorce cases that often involve:
– Complex marital estates
– Business ownership interests
– Significant investment portfolios
– Real estate holdings
– Trust interests
– Multi-entity structures
Contact Us
We review each inquiry and respond regarding fit and availability.
Email Serena Morones at [email protected].
Experts in Marital Dissolution Financial Analysis
Serena Morones
CPA, ASA, ABV, CFE
Serena Morones is a damages expert who has testified more than 100 times and helped lead large and complex litigation cases to financial resolution through expert testimony or settlement.
Alina Niculita
ASA, CFA, ARM-BV, MBA, Director of Valuation Services
Alina Niculita is a valuation and testifying expert who has specialized in business appraisal and appraisal review for litigation cases and business transactions for two decades. She has appraised hundreds of companies in diverse industries and sizes up to several billion dollars in revenue and testified in support of her opinions.
Paul P. Heidt
CPA, ASA, ABV, Director of Valuation Research
Paul Heidt is a testifying business valuation expert. For over 25 years, he has performed business appraisals for litigation, gift and estate tax planning, marital dissolution, business transactions, reorganizations and succession planning.
Kevin Marold
CPA, ABV, CFE, CFF
Kevin Marold conducts forensic accounting investigations and develops damages analyses. He previously worked as an external auditor with Deloitte & Touche and Grant Thornton. He also served within Nike’s global accounting team managing financial accounting and controls.
Terry G. Whitehead
CPA, ASA, ABV
Terry Whitehead brings 30+ years of experience providing business valuations, financial analysis, and lost profits damage analysis for businesses and individuals covering a broad range of industries.
