Insights
How a business is valued when a relationship ends, what the two services are for, what a single expert does, why goodwill and owner dependence matter, what documents are needed and how a valuation is used in mediation. General information, written for both parties and their advisers; not legal advice.
Insights
Plain-language explainers on business valuation in family law matters
Insight
How a Business Is Valued in a Family Law Property Settlement
What a valuer does when a business forms part of the property pool after separation: the interest, the date, the earnings, goodwill and the report.
6 min readReadInsight
Settlement Valuation or Court Expert Valuation: Which Does Your Matter Need?
The difference between a fixed-fee valuation for negotiation and mediation and an expert report for court, and how to tell which your matter needs.
5 min readReadInsight
Single Expert Business Valuations in Family Law
What a single expert is, how one is appointed in a family law matter, what the duty to the Court means and what both parties can expect from the process.
5 min readReadInsight
Goodwill and Owner Dependence in Family Law Business Valuations
Why goodwill is one asset with many sources, how a valuer tests how far it depends on the owner, and why that question often decides the value.
6 min readReadInsight
Documents Needed for a Family Law Business Valuation
The business documents a valuer needs after separation, what to hold back until the conflict check is done, and what to do when something is missing.
6 min readReadInsight
Business Valuation for Mediation
How an independent valuation helps a family law mediation, when to obtain it, whether to instruct it jointly, and what happens if it does not settle.
5 min readRead
Two services, two purposes
A Settlement Valuation ($2,995 + GST, fixed fee) is prepared for negotiation, mediation and property-settlement discussions. A Court Expert Valuation (from $8,995 + GST) is prepared for matters that need an expert report for court. They are different tools for different situations, and the appropriate one depends on where your matter is and what the report will be used for.
For negotiation and mediation
Settlement Valuation
A fixed-fee independent business valuation for private negotiations, mediation and property-settlement discussions.
Fee
$2,995 + GST
Fixed fee, payable in advance.
- $2,995 + GST
- For negotiation and mediation
- Fixed scope
- Written independent report
- Generally completed within seven business days
- Not prepared as court evidence
For court proceedings
Court Expert Valuation
An independent expert report for matters where a valuation is intended for filing or reliance in court.
Fee
from $8,995 + GST
Final fee confirmed in writing after scope and conflict review, payable in advance.
- From $8,995 + GST
- For court proceedings
- Court-compliant expert report
- Subject to instructions and conflict review
- Signing valuer will be a Chartered Accountant
- Additional expert work charged separately
If your matter later requires an expert report for court, we will assess whether the initial work can be carried forward and provide a separate quotation before proceeding. The appointed expert must independently review the material and may require further information or analysis. See the fees page
The Settlement Valuation fee is not automatically credited against a Court Expert Valuation. Unnecessary duplication is avoided where appropriate, but the appointed expert must independently review the material, control the analysis and form their own opinion.
Insights
One value. Independently reached.
Clear, independent business valuations for separation, mediation, property settlements and court proceedings.
Confidential enquiry. Submission does not create an engagement.