Splitting up marital assets?Settling a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two choices when it comes to the house - it can be put up for sale and the proceeds divvied up, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should commission an appraisal of the residence. Contact us if your needs include an appraisal for the purposes of a divorce or other allocation of assets. A divorce appraisal must have a well-supported, authoritative document that can be supported in court. SoCalAppraising.com pledges to give you the very best in service with professional courtesy and well-supported conclusions. Handling the sensitive conditions of a divorce situation is common territory for us. Attorneys in CA as well as accountants rely on our opinions when calculating what the real property is worth for estates, divorces, or other disputes needing a value opinion. We have a lot of expertise dealing with all the parties involved and can readily handle your needs. We submit appraisal reports for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements. As a lawyer working with a divorce, your case's material facts regularly necessitates an appraisal to establish fair market value for the residential real estate involved. A great deal of the time the divorce date may not be the same as the date you purchased the appraisal. We're versed in the methods and what it means to perform a retroactive appraisal that has an effective date and Fair Market Value conclusion that matches the date of divorce. We work on many divorce appraisals and we understand that they need to be handled with the utmost care. The ethics provision within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) means the highest amount of confidentiality, guaranteeing you the utmost discretion. |