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Contents

Chapter 1 — The Divorce Process ........................................................................................................................ 11

Chapter 2 — The CPA’s Role in Divorce Engagements ...................................................................................... 14

Consultant ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Expert Witness .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Court-Appointed Expert .................................................................................................................................... 15

Mutually Agreed-Upon Expert ......................................................................................................................... 15

Client-Retained Expert...................................................................................................................................... 15

Deposition ......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Testifying Expert .............................................................................................................................................. 16

Qualification as an Expert ................................................................................................................................. 17

Direct Examination ........................................................................................................................................... 18

Cross-Examination ............................................................................................................................................ 19

Other Roles ....................................................................................................................................................... 19

Neutral Roles ................................................................................................................................................ 19

Arbitration ..................................................................................................................................................... 20

Settlement Facilitation .................................................................................................................................. 20

Mediation ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

Special Master ............................................................................................................................................... 21

Collaborative Law ......................................................................................................................................... 21

Receiver ........................................................................................................................................................ 21

Chapter 3 — Planning the Engagement ................................................................................................................ 22

Accepting the Engagement ............................................................................................................................... 22

Expertise ....................................................................................................................................................... 22

Timing ........................................................................................................................................................... 23

Staffing .......................................................................................................................................................... 23

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