Cheryl Hynes

when one person suspects their spouse of financial infidelity during the divorce process they might call up a forensic accountant an accountant who specializes in following money trails that have been intentionally obscured today you're going to be hearing from a forensic accountant cheryl hines to talk about what she actually does the red flags that could mean financial infidelity and ways spouses hide assets from the other during a separation

And I know what you might be thinking. Any type of accountant, even if it's a forensic accountant, is boring. Cheryl is certainly not that. She even told me about some of the wildest cases she's worked on, and they are wild, which you'll hear about later. But first, I want to stick with Brandy.

And I know what you might be thinking. Any type of accountant, even if it's a forensic accountant, is boring. Cheryl is certainly not that. She even told me about some of the wildest cases she's worked on, and they are wild, which you'll hear about later. But first, I want to stick with Brandy.

And I know what you might be thinking. Any type of accountant, even if it's a forensic accountant, is boring. Cheryl is certainly not that. She even told me about some of the wildest cases she's worked on, and they are wild, which you'll hear about later. But first, I want to stick with Brandy.

Brandy alleges that there was not just romantic infidelity, but financial infidelity that happened throughout the divorce process. Here she is.

Brandy alleges that there was not just romantic infidelity, but financial infidelity that happened throughout the divorce process. Here she is.

Brandy alleges that there was not just romantic infidelity, but financial infidelity that happened throughout the divorce process. Here she is.

There's an actual term for this, divorce planning. To explain, you're going to hear from Cheryl Hines, a forensic accountant. Here she is.

There's an actual term for this, divorce planning. To explain, you're going to hear from Cheryl Hines, a forensic accountant. Here she is.

There's an actual term for this, divorce planning. To explain, you're going to hear from Cheryl Hines, a forensic accountant. Here she is.

Of course, I had to ask. WTF is sudden asset deficiency syndrome. It sounds like something I would definitely take a sick day from. There's another word, though, for this genre of phenomenon called intentional impoverishment that you might recognize from Brandy's story. Here's Cheryl's description.

Of course, I had to ask. WTF is sudden asset deficiency syndrome. It sounds like something I would definitely take a sick day from. There's another word, though, for this genre of phenomenon called intentional impoverishment that you might recognize from Brandy's story. Here's Cheryl's description.

Of course, I had to ask. WTF is sudden asset deficiency syndrome. It sounds like something I would definitely take a sick day from. There's another word, though, for this genre of phenomenon called intentional impoverishment that you might recognize from Brandy's story. Here's Cheryl's description.

In cases of intentional impoverishment, there is some recourse for the spouse who's trying to prove the financial hardship is by design. In that scenario, a judge could impute income to the spouse who is making that case, meaning that spouse would get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income.

In cases of intentional impoverishment, there is some recourse for the spouse who's trying to prove the financial hardship is by design. In that scenario, a judge could impute income to the spouse who is making that case, meaning that spouse would get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income.

In cases of intentional impoverishment, there is some recourse for the spouse who's trying to prove the financial hardship is by design. In that scenario, a judge could impute income to the spouse who is making that case, meaning that spouse would get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income.

Meaning that spouse could get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income. Brandy did actually hire a forensic accountant through her process, but it didn't provide the answer she was looking for.

Meaning that spouse could get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income. Brandy did actually hire a forensic accountant through her process, but it didn't provide the answer she was looking for.

Meaning that spouse could get money that is equal to what they could have earned if the other spouse hadn't chosen to not act to realize potential income. Brandy did actually hire a forensic accountant through her process, but it didn't provide the answer she was looking for.

Beyond getting a forensic accountant, there are other ways you can accomplish what Brandy was trying to do, which was to disprove lowball estimates of income and net worth. One of Cheryl's favorites is to look at other places spouses have had to talk up their income that have nothing to do with the divorce. Here's an example.