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Forensic review in disputes

When money is disputed in court, bank records become evidence. This category covers forensic review for disputes: divorce cases with hidden assets, dissipation and separate property, trust, estate and power of attorney accountings, partnership fights, employee theft claims and bankruptcy transfers. It explains how to obtain records by subpoena or request, organize them, trace commingled funds, and present findings in exhibits and expert reports. Read Forensic Accounting in Divorce: What It Finds first, then the tracing posts.

  1. How to Verify a Financial Affidavit With Bank Records

    How to verify a financial affidavit with bank records: test stated income and expenses, find omitted accounts and list discrepancies for counsel.

    Published October 17, 2026financial affidavitdivorcediscrepancies

  2. Tracing Separate Property Through Commingled Accounts

    How tracing separate property through commingled accounts works: direct tracing, family expense rules and the bank records each method needs.

    Published October 17, 2026divorcetracingcommingling

  3. Summary Exhibit of Bank Records for Court

    How to build a summary exhibit of bank records for court: what Rule 1006 allows, tying each figure to the source and handling objections.

    Published October 17, 2026exhibitsevidencelitigation

  4. How to Subpoena Bank Records and What You Get

    How to subpoena bank records: what to request, signature cards and check images, timing, costs, and checking the production is complete.

    Published October 17, 2026subpoenabank recordsdiscovery

  5. Request for Production Bank Records: What to Ask For

    How to word a request for production of bank records: accounts, periods, formats, check images and the follow-up when the production has gaps.

    Published October 17, 2026discoveryrequest for productionbank records

  6. Power of Attorney Accounting When Family Asks

    Power of attorney accounting when family or a court asks: what the agent must show, reconciling the principal's accounts and gaps to explain.

    Published October 17, 2026power of attorneyfiduciaryfamily disputes

  7. Ponzi Scheme Bank Records: Tracing Investor Money

    How Ponzi scheme bank records reveal the scheme: investor deposits paying other investors, net winner and loser schedules and clawback claims.

    Published October 17, 2026ponzi schemeclawbacktracing

  8. Partnership Dispute Forensic Accounting Basics

    Partnership dispute forensic accounting: capital accounts, distributions, related payments and how bank records settle disputes between partners.

    Published October 17, 2026partnershipcapital accountsdisputes

  9. Organizing Bank Records for Litigation and Review

    Organizing bank records for litigation: an index, Bates numbers, a transaction database and gap checks so the team can trust what it is reviewing.

    Published October 17, 2026litigation supportbank recordsBates numbering

  10. Lowest Intermediate Balance Rule, With an Example

    The lowest intermediate balance rule for tracing commingled funds: how it works with a daily balance example, and where courts apply it differently.

    Published October 17, 2026tracingcommingled fundstrusts

  11. Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce: Spending vs Reported Income

    How a lifestyle analysis in divorce compares spending in bank and card statements with reported income, and how to present the gap in court.

    Published October 17, 2026divorcelifestyle analysissupport

  12. Fraudulent Transfer Analysis in Bankruptcy

    Fraudulent transfer analysis in bankruptcy: lookback periods, insolvency, value received and how bank records identify the transfers to claw back.

    Published October 17, 2026bankruptcyfraudulent transfersclawback

  13. Forensic Accounting in Divorce: What It Finds

    What forensic accounting in divorce finds: hidden income and assets, dissipation and separate property, and how bank statements drive each finding.

    Published October 17, 2026divorcehidden incomeproperty tracing

  14. Forensic Accountant Expert Report: Structure and Exhibits

    How a forensic accountant expert report is structured: scope, sources, methods, findings and exhibits built from bank records that hold up in court.

    Published October 17, 2026expert reportexhibitslitigation

  15. Forensic Accountant Cost and What Drives It

    What drives forensic accountant cost: hourly rates, retainers, the volume and condition of records, and ways to reduce hours without weakening findings.

    Published October 17, 2026forensic accountantfeesengagement scoping

  16. How to Find Hidden Assets in Divorce Bank Records

    How to find hidden assets in divorce from bank records: unexplained transfers, new accounts, cash withdrawals, loans to friends and deferred income.

    Published October 17, 2026divorcehidden assetsbank records

  17. Employee Theft Insurance Claim: Proof of Loss

    How to prepare an employee theft insurance claim: proof of loss from bank records, policy periods, discovery dates and what the adjuster will test.

    Published October 17, 2026insuranceemployee theftproof of loss

  18. Dissipation of Marital Assets: Proving It From Records

    How to prove dissipation of marital assets from records: the period, the spending categories courts accept and a schedule that totals the claim.

    Published October 17, 2026divorcedissipationschedules

  19. Daubert Challenge to a Forensic Accountant: What Survives

    How a Daubert challenge to a forensic accountant works, which weak methods get testimony excluded and how reliable bank data analysis survives it.

    Published October 17, 2026expert testimonydaubertlitigation

  20. Breach of Fiduciary Duty Accounting for Trusts

    Breach of fiduciary duty accounting for trusts and estates: rebuilding the trustee's account, unsupported payments and self-dealing in the bank.

    Published October 17, 2026trustsfiduciary dutysurcharge