Cross Border Divorces

A gavel and wedding rings on a table

The Forensic Accountancy Group, part of global accounting network MGI Worldwide, has an international reach that makes it ideally-placed to offer expert, flexible and cost-effective litigation support services to matrimonial lawyers acting for clients whose financial affairs span several jurisdictions.

Our expert witnesses have considerable experience in advising on all financial aspects of divorce including:

  • Complex international tax issues
  • Asset tracing
  • Valuations of family businesses
  • Setting up, administering and dismantling trusts
  • Pre and post-nuptial financial disclosure
  • Collaborative Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures
  • Alimony/Maintenance disputes Income Determination
  • Lifestyle/Marital Spending Analysis
  • Marital Balance Sheet Construction
  • Analysis of Corporate Benefits
  • Assisting in Deposition and Trial Preparation

A flexible and cost-effective approach

Having to instruct different experts in different jurisdictions can become disproportionately costly even for relatively wealthy clients.  

For that reason, our organisation has developed an approach that facilitates the instruction of a single expert (or single joint expert) in the jurisdiction in which the financial claim has been made.  This “Lead” expert, then works with other MGI Worldwide members in other jurisdictions who assist with the collation of financial information and who advise on local financial, tax or accounting issues. 

The Lead expert then prepares a report, which although reliant on the information and local knowledge of our members in other countries who have assisted in its preparation, expresses opinions that are exclusively those of the Lead expert.  This avoids the cost of having to import foreign expert witnesses for the purposes of cross-examining them.

Meet our global team of Forensic Accountancy experts 

Our Global Forensic Accountancy Experts have specialist expertise in the various areas of accountancy and detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal process. They can help preserve family wealth across generations - wherever in the world you need it. 

For more information and to be connected to the relevant specialist, please contact Nicki Lynn at [email protected].

Click on profile image to read more about their professional experience. 

Roger Isaacs

Roger Isaacs

MGI Worldwide Member Firm: Milsted Langdon LLP, London, UK

David Enser

David Enser

MGI Worldwide Member Firm: Rickard Luckin Limited, Chelmsford, UK

Hana Deanhardtová

Hana Deanhardtová

MGI Worldwide Member Firm: LTA Tax s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic

Pavlína Beránková

Pavlína Beránková

MGI Worldwide Member firm: LTA Tax s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic

Peter Daniel

Peter Daniel

MGI Worldwide Member firm: Milsted Langdon LLP, London, UK

Simon Denton

Simon Denton

MGI Worldwide Member firm: Milsted Langdon LLP, London, UK