Faculty Member: Peggy L. Tracy, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner

Facilitator: Diana Shepherd, CDFA, Editorial Director and Co-Founder of Divorce Magazine

If you suspect your spouse of marital fraud or hiding assets during your divorce, there are important steps that can be taken to prevent your spouse from stealing your future. Learn about the warning signs and how to stop fraud in its tracks.

This session will:

discuss specific types of fraud that apply to divorcing couples

examine situations that could make committing fraud easier than others

talk about the warning signs that a spouse may have committed financial fraud in a marriage

explain how to find missing assets

offer tips on what steps to take to protect your financial future

discuss marital fraud prevention and remediation

explain the “fraud triangle”, which consists of:

Opportunity. The person perceives an opportunity to commit an indiscretion without being caught.

Pressure. The social or financial motive – a problem the perpetrator believes he/she cannot share with anyone. 

Rationalization. The rationalization is necessary so the individual can maintain his/her self-concept as a good or honest person who was caught up in a bad set of circumstances.

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