Working on a divorce? Maria Hopkins Associates has the expertise you're looking for.Divorce settlements involve many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two alternatives when discussing real estate - it can be sold and the proceeds divvied up, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties would find it in their best interest to get an appraisal of the residence. Contact us if your needs include an appraisal related to a divorce or other allocation of assets. A divorce appraisal should include a well-established, professional value conclusion that can be supported to a judge. Maria Hopkins Associates pledges to give you an exceptional level of service with professional courtesy and top notch analysis. Handling the special conditions of a divorce situation is not a problem for us. Attorneys in MA and accountants rely on our opinions when determining what the real property is worth for estates, divorces, or other disputes needing a value opinion. We have a lot of expertise dealing with all the parties involved and We understand their needs and are used to dealing with all parties involved. We submit appraisal reports for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements. As an attorney working with a divorce, your case's research regularly needs an appraisal to determine fair market value for the residential real estate involved. A great deal of the time the divorce date may not be the same as the date you purchased the appraisal. We are familiar with the processes and the effort needed to develop a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and Fair Market Value opinion matching the date of divorce. For each divorce appraisal we are hired to do we remain mindful of the fact that they need to be handled with the utmost care. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) contains an ethics provision which means the highest amount of confidentiality, resulting in the utmost discretion. |