Description
Financial statements can be difficult to understand at times, after this overview, you will have a better understanding on how to recognize and read them.Many offices today make use of paralegals or legal assistants not only in preparing documents but in reviewing them. Many attorneys rely on elementary representations of income such as the income stated on an income tax return for determining the available funds for child support and maintenance. In many cases, this may be sufficient, such as that of a W2 wage earner. However, in those cases where a client’s spouse owns their own business eliciting the true available funds for child support and maintenance can be more complicated. This topic is designed to help you understand various options in securing information, interpreting that information and making use of it to determine the actual funds available for support. A lack of understanding of how to interpret financial documents and tax returns can lose your client a great deal of money and expose the attorney to a grievance process or even a malpractice suit. The information focuses on basic ideas which are available to the practitioner without the assistance of experts.
Date: 2019-11-18 Start Time: End Time:
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