Splitting up assets?Settling a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two choices when it comes to the shared residence - it can be sold and the proceeds divvied up, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should order an appraisal of the residence. Contact us Dobbs Appraisals can help if you need an appraisal for the purposes of a divorce or other allocation of assets. A divorce appraisal needs a well-established, professional report that will hold up in court. Dobbs Appraisals pledges to give you an exceptional level of service with courtesy and top notch analysis. Handling the particular needs of a divorce situation is common territory for us. OK attorneys and accountants rely on our appraisals when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value opinion. We have a great deal of expertise dealing with all the parties involved and are ready to assist with your needs. We submit appraisal documents for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements. As a lawyer representing a client in a divorce, your case's evidence frequently requires an appraisal to establish fair market value for the residential real estate involved. Often the divorce date may not be the same as the date you purchased the appraisal. We're accustomed to the procedures and requirements requisite to develop a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and Fair Market Value opinion corresponding to the date of divorce. We handle lots of divorce appraisals and we understand that they need to be handled with total professionalism. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) contains an ethics provision which binds us with confidentiality, guaranteeing you the utmost discretion. |