Matrimonial Valuations

Collaborative Practice

As set out by the International Academy of Collaborative Practice (“IACP”):

Collaborative Practice, including Collaborative Law and interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce, is a new way for parties to resolve disputes respectfully – without going to court – while working with trained professionals who are important to all areas of the parties’ lives. The term incorporates all of the models developed since IACP’s Minnesota lawyer Stu Webb created Collaborative Law ideas in the 1980s. The heart of Collaborative Practice is to offer the parties the support, protection, and guidance of lawyers without going to court. Additionally, Collaborative Practice allows for the benefit of child and financial specialists, divorce coaches and other professionals all working together on a team together.

Doug is accredited as a financial professional in collaborative practice and is a member of Collaborative Practice Toronto (“CPT”). CPT is an interdisciplinary group of over 120 collaboratively trained professionals and is affiliated with IACP. Our services provided in collaborative practice include:

• Business valuations
• Income calculations for child and spousal support
• Calculations of net family property
• Creative financial solutions for the parties and legal counsel

Family Law Litigation Support

As a subset of our litigation support services, we have particular expertise in family law financial matters. Our family law litigation support services include:

• Business valuations
• Income calculations for child and spousal support
• Calculations of net family property
• Tracing of funds for excluded property
• Assistance in settlements between spouses
• Pre-trial preparation (financial matters)
• Preparation of financial questions for opposing experts
• Review of valuation reports prepared by others
• Assistance to legal counsel in meditations and arbitrations
• Expert witness testimony on financial matters