Family Law Valuation · Divorce Advisory

Business Valuation for Divorce

When a business is on the table in a divorce, the number that gets attached to it can define the outcome. Olive Stone delivers CVA-certified business valuations built specifically for family law — rigorous, court-ready, and grounded in real market data.

When hidden assets or undisclosed income are suspected, we coordinate with licensed forensic investigators to build the complete financial picture before the valuation is done.

◆CVA Certified — Both Principals
◆Experience in 50+ Financial Engagements
◆Valuations Built to Survive Cross-Examination

Asset tracing, forensic investigation, and any other services requiring specific licensure are performed by appropriately credentialed third-party providers referred by Olive Stone on a matter-by-matter basis. Olive Stone LLC does not itself hold investigative or law enforcement licensure.

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What We Do

A Complete Financial Picture — Valuation and Investigation Together

Whether your matter involves a single closely held business or a complex portfolio of assets, we deliver the credentialed analysis your counsel needs to negotiate from strength — or prevail at trial.

Business Valuation for Divorce

Our CVA-certified principals value closely held businesses using the same methodologies applied in litigation — income approach, market approach, and asset approach — with full documentation of every normalization adjustment. Our reports are structured to withstand cross-examination from day one.

Hidden Asset & Income Investigation

When a spouse controls a business, opportunities to conceal income are real. Our licensed forensic partners trace unreported distributions, personal expenses run through the business, and off-book cash flows — giving the valuation a foundation the other side cannot easily challenge.

Expert Witness & Testimony

Our principals have testified in state and federal proceedings and have served as lead analyst on matters resulting in significant jury awards. We prepare to be cross-examined — and our reports reflect that discipline from the first page.

Pre-Filing Consultation

Before a case is filed, we can help counsel and clients understand what a business is actually worth — and whether the numbers they have been given reflect reality. Early clarity changes strategy.

Olive Stone works directly with family law attorneys, mediators, and individual clients who need an independent financial assessment.

About Olive Stone

Leadership

Both Olive Stone principals are CVA-certified and have worked extensively on divorce and family law matters involving closely held businesses.

Joseph Sobczak

Managing Partner · CVA

Joseph began his career as a top analyst at Ocean Tomo, one of the nation's most respected litigation advisory firms. Over more than 50 engagements across state and federal courts, he has developed a practice built around one standard: conclusions that don't move under pressure. He served as lead analyst on a case that resulted in a $17 million jury award. His reports are drafted to anticipate attack from the beginning — because by the time a matter reaches trial, there's no room to revise.

Ben Powell

Managing Partner · CVA

Ben built and operated a profitable business before he ever valued one. As founder of Diamondback Medical, he scaled operations to over $1 million in EBITDA — navigating owner compensation, operational decisions, and the financial structures that define closely held companies. That experience shapes every engagement he touches. When Ben challenges a normalization adjustment or questions an opposing expert's assumptions about discretionary expenses, he's drawing on direct experience — not inference.

CVA

Certified Valuation Analyst — Both Principals, NACVA

50+

Financial engagements across state and federal proceedings

$17M

Jury award on a matter where Joseph served as lead analyst

$1M+

EBITDA Ben built and operated prior to valuation work

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How It Works

A Structured Engagement — From First Call to Final Report

Confidential Consultation

We start with a no-obligation conversation. You tell us about the business, the dispute, and what your counsel needs. We tell you whether we're the right fit and what an engagement would look like.

Financial Investigation

Where hidden assets or undisclosed income are suspected, we coordinate with our licensed forensic partners to reconstruct the true financial picture before the valuation work begins.

Credentialed Valuation

Our CVA-certified principals produce a court-ready valuation report — documented, methodologically sound, and built to hold up under cross-examination by opposing counsel.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers about how we work and whether we're the right fit for your divorce matter.

Many people search for a "divorce accountant" when they suspect financial infidelity. However, standard accountants primarily focus on tax compliance. To uncover hidden marital assets or determine the true value of a business for a court settlement, you need a specialized financial investigator and valuation expert — such as the ones at Olive Stone.

CVA stands for Certified Valuation Analyst, a credential awarded by NACVA to professionals who meet rigorous standards in business valuation. In a divorce proceeding, a CVA-certified expert carries significantly more weight with opposing counsel and the court than an uncredentialed opinion. Both Olive Stone principals hold this designation.

We work across all types of closely held businesses — professional practices, service businesses, manufacturing companies, real estate holding entities, and more. If a spouse owns or has an interest in a business of any kind, we can provide a credentialed valuation.

This is one of the most common issues in high-asset divorces involving business owners. We coordinate with licensed forensic partners who specialize in reconstructing financial records, tracing hidden transfers, and surfacing off-book income. That forensic work feeds directly into the valuation, making the final number much harder to challenge.

Both. We work as a retained expert under counsel in litigation contexts, and we also work directly with individuals who need an independent assessment — whether they are in active proceedings or simply want clarity before decisions are made.

Reach out for a confidential consultation using the form on this page. We respond within one business day and will tell you honestly whether we're the right fit for your matter.

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Get a Clear Number — and the Expert Who Can Defend It

A divorce involving a business requires more than a standard accounting opinion. It requires a credentialed valuation that can withstand pressure, and — when hidden assets are in play — the forensic work to support it. That's what Olive Stone provides.

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