Agenda / Content Covered

1:00 pm to 4:15 pm Eastern Standard Time
Break 2:30 - 2:45
Presenters: Kirk C. Stange and Jillian A. Wood

1. Checklist of Essential Documents to Obtain
2. Electronic Information Resources and Discovery Tools
3. Step-by-Step: Analyzing Tax Returns for Hidden Assets/Income (With Completed Forms)
   1. What to Look for on Form 1040, Schedules and Attachments
      1. Reviewing Form 1040/W-2
      2. Dissecting Schedules A, B, C, D, E and SE
   2. Examining Schedule K-1, Form 1065 & 1120S
4. Analyzing Individual Financial Records
   1. Checking and Savings Account Statements
   2. Credit Card Statements
   3. Loan Applications and Credit Reports
5. Analyzing Individual Financial Records (Continued)
   1. Investment Account Statements
   2. Retirement Account Statements
   3. Life Insurance Cash Values
   4. Outstanding Loans to Family/Friends
   5. Discovering Offshore Accounts/Assets
6. Business Divorce: Identifying Red Flags
   1. Financial Statements Analyses
   2. Cash Flow Procedures/Statements
   3. Cash Transactions and Unrecorded Accounts Receivable
7. Examining Estate, Gift, and Inheritance Tax Returns for Gifts or Bequests
8. Ensuring Custodial Accounts or Trusts Aren't Being Used to Veil Assets
9. Are Found Assets Marital or Non-Marital? How to Differentiate
10. Insights on Selecting and Working With Forensic Accountants

Accreditation Details:

KIRK C. STANGE is a founding partner of Stange Law Firm, P.C. Stange Law Firm, P.C., is a family law firm with offices in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Mr. Stange is licensed in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers magazine selected Mr. Stange to the list of Super Lawyers for family law from 2015 to present. He is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law. Mr. Stange is president of the Missouri Collaborative Institute and a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. He is the author of a chapter in a book through Thomson Reuters (Aspatore Publishing) titled: "Strategies for Military Family Law: Leading Lawyers on Navigating Family Law in the Armed Forces (Inside the Minds)." He released a full-length book through Thomson Reuters (Aspatore Publishing) titled: Prenuptial Agreements Line by Line. Mr. Stange authored another chapter in a book through Thomson Reuters (Aspatore Published) titled: “Strategies for Illinois Family Law: Leading Lawyers on Leveraging Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiating Alimony and Child Support, and Managing Client Expectations (Inside the Minds)."

JILLIAN A. WOOD is a partner with the Illinois offices of Stange Law Firm, P.C. She represents clients in Illinois and Missouri in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, guardianship, adoption, paternity, and other domestic relations matters. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Missouri. Ms. Wood has extensive knowledge in the area of family law. While in law school, she interned with the school’s legal clinic, where she assisted clients with child guardianship and child orders of protection cases. Prior to joining Stange Law Firm, P.C., Ms. Wood worked for a general practice firm, where she handled numerous family law cases, as well as personal injury, administrative law and general litigation cases. She has argued in front of appellate courts in Illinois and Missouri, and is a member of the Family Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Wood has been instrumental in the growth of Stange Law Firm, P.C.’s Illinois offices. Ms. Wood earned her B.S. degree in clinical laboratory science from St. Louis University, where she attended the University as a Presidential Scholar. She also earned her J.D. degree and her Master of Public Health degree from St. Louis University.