![]() If you are involved in a divorce, choose Charlestown Mercant to provide a true value of residence to be divided.Settling a divorce involves many decisions, including who gets the house. There are generally two choices regarding the house - it can be sold and the proceeds split, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties would be wise to commission an appraisal of the mutual real estate.An appraisal for the purpose of asset division requires a well-supported, authoritative report that is defensible to a judge. When you order an appraisal from Charlestown Mercant, you are assured the best in service with courtesy and well-supported conclusions. We understand how to handle the sensitive needs of a divorce situation.
Attorneys and accountants in South Carolina depend on our opinions when ascertaining real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes needing a value opinion. We have a great deal of expertise working with everyone involved and are standing by to assist your needs. We provide appraisal documents for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements. As a lawyer working with a divorce, your case's material facts customarily require an appraisal to establish market value for the residential real estate involved. Often the divorce date differs from the date you purchased the appraisal. We're accustomed to the techniques and what is elementary to perform a retrospective appraisal that has an effective date and Market Value opinion matching the date of divorce. We handle a reasonable number of divorce appraisals (unfortunately) and we understand that they need to be handled prudently. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) contains an ethics provision which compels us to keep the highest degree of confidentiality, guaranteeing you the utmost discretion. |