Finalizing a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two alternatives when it comes to the shared residence - it can be sold and the proceeds divided, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties would be wise to commission an appraisal of the residence.

A divorce appraisal requires a well-established, professional document that will hold up to a judge. When you order an appraisal from Accurate Appraisals, you are assured the best in service with courtesy and top notch analysis. We also know how to care for the prickly needs of a divorce situation.

Attorneys in New York as well as accountants rely on our values when determining real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes where it is material. We have a great deal of expertise dealing with all the parties involved and can readily handle your needs. We create appraisal documents for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements.

For attorneys representing a client in a divorce, your case's material facts frequently needs an appraisal to establish fair market value for the residential real estate involved. Often the divorce date can be different from the date you requested the appraisal. We're experienced with the techniques and what is elementary to do a retroactive appraisal that has an effective date and Fair Market Value opinion that matches the date of divorce. We work on a reasonable number of divorce appraisals (unfortunately) and we understand that they need to be handled with the utmost care. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) contains an ethics provision which compels us to keep the highest degree of confidentiality, resulting in the utmost discretion.

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