Expert testimony is essential in international family law cases. Recently, I was appointed to act as expert witness in various court cases abroad. Such testimony is in need in cases concerning marriage dissolution, real estate partition and other family matters. However, it is also valuable for a myriad of other cases.
Such testimony might concern:
- The lawyer’s experience with and knowledge of real estate valuation;
- The division of foreign marital assets;
- The discovery of hidden marital assets; and
- The enforcement of foreign divorce and custody judgments.
- Inheritance taxes in foreign countries.
Gus Agosto has been appointed as an expert on real estate valuation in many jurisdictions throughout the United States, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Gus Agosto has provided expert evidence in testimony, deposition, expert witness reports, and affidavits to many courts concerning the valuation of real estate properties concerning family matters of many countries.
To have a firm grasp in handling clients as expert witness, one should have knowledge on the country’s family rules and procedures on expert witness. Including the content of the report and the timetable of the submission.
Following are the examples of the family rules in two countries, Australia and United Kingdom.
The Clients are screened mainly by lawyers; thus, credibility and experience in the profession are essential.
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