Family law business valuation in Sydney

The practice has one address: 377 New South Head Road, Double Bay NSW 2028. Meetings are by appointment, and phone hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (Sydney time).

A meeting is never required. A business valuation is built from the records: financial statements, tax returns, management accounts, the ownership documents and a conversation with the owner about how the business runs. Clients in the eastern suburbs, the city, the north shore, Parramatta and western Sydney are served the same way, and the whole engagement can be run by phone and document exchange.

Family law property matters in New South Wales are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, which sits in Sydney and in other New South Wales locations. Not every matter reaches a hearing. Where the parties are negotiating or going to mediation, the Settlement Valuation is the report prepared for that purpose.

If your lawyer expects the value of the business to be put before the Court, the Family Law Expert Valuation is the report prepared for proceedings. Which report your matter needs is worth settling before anything is commissioned, because the two are prepared for different uses. The report finder gives an indicative starting point in two questions.

It starts with a confidential enquiry or a free 15-minute consultation. We complete a conflict check, confirm the scope and the fixed fee in writing, and send a document checklist. For a Settlement Valuation the draft report follows within 5 to 7 business days after payment and receipt of all required information. For a Family Law Expert Valuation the delivery date is agreed before work begins.

If the valuer is later required to give evidence at a hearing in Sydney, attendance is charged separately at the rates on the fees page; it is not part of either fixed fee.