KW Economics prepares financial analyses for divorce and marital dissolution matters venued in Louisiana: income available for support, the value of business interests in the marital estate, and the tracing of separate and marital funds, each presented so that either spouse or the court can examine the figures.
A divorce or marital dissolution matter asks what income each spouse has available for support, what the marital assets, including any business interest, are worth for the division of the estate, and which assets are separate rather than marital. Each is answered from the business books, tax returns, and account histories rather than from the tax return alone. Read the full divorce and marital dissolution analysis guide.
Louisiana courts ask the trial judge to act as gatekeeper for expert testimony, examining whether the economist is qualified, whether the method is reliable and accepted in the profession, and whether it was applied reliably to the facts of the case. An economic damages report answers those questions by tying each input to the record and citing its published sources.
Highest court: Louisiana Supreme Court. Federal venues: E.D. La., M.D. La., W.D. La. Court system: lasc.org.
Whether Louisiana divides marital property equitably or as community property, which valuation date applies, how income available for support is defined, and how the goodwill of a professional practice is treated are questions of law that counsel confirms; the report presents each finding so it can be applied under either party's position.
The same four steps apply to a divorce and marital dissolution matter venued in Louisiana; the governing framework in Louisiana decides how each finding is applied.
Divorce and Marital Dissolution cases venued in Louisiana are heard in the Family Court (Domestic relations in parishes with dedicated family courts) and the District Court (General jurisdiction; civil and criminal cases at the parish level). Final appeals run to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, and Western District of Louisiana.
Whether Louisiana divides marital property equitably or as community property, which valuation date applies, how income available for support is defined, and how the goodwill of a professional practice is treated are questions of law that counsel confirms; the report presents each finding so it can be applied under either party's position. Louisiana courts ask the trial judge to act as gatekeeper for expert testimony, examining whether the economist is qualified, whether the method is reliable and accepted in the profession, and whether it was applied reliably to the facts of the case. An economic damages report answers those questions by tying each input to the record and citing its published sources.
Request a consultation on divorce and marital dissolution cases in Louisiana or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.