Complex Divorce Litigation

Phoenix, Arizona Divorce Attorney

Experience in Sophisticated Division of Asset Cases

The law firm of Mathew & Associates engages in contested divorce civil litigation on behalf of men or women in Phoenix and Maricopa County, and throughout Arizona. Our clients are executives, business owners, professionals and other high net worth individuals whose marital estates exceed $1 million.

Attorney Ivan Mathew possesses the financial background and demonstrated trial skills to handle complex divorce litigation. He researches and develops strategies for the key issues in dissolution cases with considerable assets:

• Inclusion — Mr. Mathew can clarify which assets are divided (community property) and which are immune (separately owned property), or litigate on those points.
• Valuation — The market value of a business cannot always be readily determined. We retain business valuation experts and other professionals to assist in putting a dollar figure on professional practices, business interests, real estate investment property, stock options and deferred compensation, pensions and retirement funds, and valuables.
• Venue — We advise on whether to litigate in Arizona. If the divorcing parties own multiple residences, the applicable laws in another state may be more beneficial.
• Hidden assets — Mr. Mathew uses sophisticated experts and forensic accountants to trace offshore accounts, asset transfers, retitling of assets, or other subterfuge.
• Tax planning — We structure the divorce agreement to minimize the federal and state tax impact, and issues such as who takes the deductions for children or mortgage interest.

The former chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals chose Ivan Mathew to represent her in her divorce against her lawyer-husband. In one of the longest lasting divorces in Arizona, Ivan Mathew was the wife's sixth lawyer and successfully managed her divorce despite her husband's extraordinary efforts to prevent the divorce from going forward. In addition to a large division of property, Ivan Mathew secured a judgment for attorney's fees and expenses of $350,000 for the wife against the husband.

Qualifications

Ivan Mathew has practiced law for 20 years, a veteran of high-asset divorces and other complex civil litigation, including multi-million-dollar dissolutions. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and holds an advanced degree in business law from the prestigious London School of Economics. Further evidence of Mr. Mathew's credentials: he was retained by a former Arizona Court of Appeals judge to handle her divorce from her husband, who is an attorney.

To protect your share of assets in complex divorce litigation, arrange a consultation with Ivan Mathew at 602-254-8088.