KW Economics prepares financial analyses for divorce and marital dissolution matters venued in Ohio: 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.
Ohio courts ask whether an expert opinion rests on reliable principles and methods, whether the economist is qualified by training and experience, and whether the method was applied reliably to the facts of the case, with the trial judge acting as gatekeeper. A damages report meets that inquiry by naming the published source behind every assumption and tying each to the record.
Highest court: Supreme Court of Ohio. Federal venues: N.D. Ohio, S.D. Ohio. Court system: ohiocourts.gov.
Whether Ohio 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 Ohio; the governing framework in Ohio decides how each finding is applied.
Divorce and Marital Dissolution cases venued in Ohio are heard in the Court of Common Pleas (General jurisdiction; civil cases above the municipal court threshold, felonies; four divisions: General, Domestic, Probate, Juvenile) and the Court of Claims (Claims against the State of Ohio). Final appeals run to the Supreme Court of Ohio. Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio.
Whether Ohio 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. Ohio courts ask whether an expert opinion rests on reliable principles and methods, whether the economist is qualified by training and experience, and whether the method was applied reliably to the facts of the case, with the trial judge acting as gatekeeper. A damages report meets that inquiry by naming the published source behind every assumption and tying each to the record.
Request a consultation on divorce and marital dissolution cases in Ohio or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.