Splitting up assets?Finalizing a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two alternatives regarding real estate - it can be put on the market and the proceeds divided, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should get an appraisal of the residence. Contact us if your needs include an appraisal dealing with a divorce or other allocation of assets. When the intended use of an appraisal is a divorce settlement, it must have a well-established, professional document that can be supported to a judge. John A. McCann guarantees an exceptional level of service with professional courtesy and well-supported conclusions. Taking into account the special conditions of a divorce situation is frequent territory for us. Attorneys in NJ and accountants rely on our values when figuring out real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes depending on a value opinion. We have a great deal of expertise working with everyone involved and are standing by to assist your needs. We create appraisal documents for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements. As an attorney working with a divorce, your case's research often needs an appraisal to ascertain fair market value for the residential real estate involved. Often the divorce date can be different from the date you requested the appraisal. We're accustomed to the techniques and what is elementary to do a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and Fair Market Value opinion corresponding to the date of divorce. For each divorce appraisal we are hired to do we understand that they need to be handled delicately. The ethics provision within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) means the highest amount of confidentiality, resulting in the utmost discretion. |