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Most frequent reasons lawyers request our services

Law firms request our involvement mostly in the following circumstances:

  Separation or divorce of a business owner or of a self-employed worker

    • The expert’s services are requested by one of the parties or a joint mandate, or are requested in the context of a collaborative law joint mandate to determine:
    • The fair market value of the business, available income for spouse and child support payments and contingent liability

  Sale, merger or acquisition of a business in part or in total

  Dispute between shareholders or owners

  Damage quantification


Most frequent reasons lawyers request our services

Law firms request our involvement mostly in the following circumstances:

evaluation-d-entreprise-evaluateur-valeur-litige-mediation-divorce-reorganisation-fiscale-vente-achat-verification-diligente-fusion-expert-en-evaluation-PME-pme  Separation or divorce of a business owner or of a self-employed worker

    • The expert’s services are requested by one of the parties or a joint mandate, or are requested in the context of a collaborative law joint mandate to determine:
    • The fair market value of the business, available income for spouse and child support payments and contingent liability

evaluation-d-entreprise-evaluateur-valeur-litige-mediation-divorce-reorganisation-fiscale-vente-achat-verification-diligente-fusion-expert-en-evaluation-PME-pme  Sale, merger or acquisition of a business in part or in total

evaluation-d-entreprise-evaluateur-valeur-litige-mediation-divorce-reorganisation-fiscale-vente-achat-verification-diligente-fusion-expert-en-evaluation-PME-pme  Dispute between shareholders or owners

evaluation-d-entreprise-evaluateur-valeur-litige-mediation-divorce-reorganisation-fiscale-vente-achat-verification-diligente-fusion-expert-en-evaluation-PME-pme  Damage quantification

How can a Chartered Business Valuator help you?

A CBV can help you prepare a net family property statement.

  • By determining the fair value of a business or of a share in a business
  • By determining the contingent liability
  • By helping you determine the value of an asset or a liability or by directing you to right person to do it

A business valuation expert can help you determine spouse or child support payments by calculating the available income of the spouse in question.

evaluation-d-entreprise-evaluateur-valeur-litige-mediation-divorce-reorganisation-fiscale-vente-achat-verification-diligente-fusion-expert-en-evaluation-PME-pme  Moreover, the CBV could help you by:

  • Producing a report, a letter or valuation schedules as an independent expert
  • Providing a second opinion verbally on a valuation report or letter produced by another expert
  • Outlining what an expert CBV should be doing
  • Providing a critique or preliminary commentaries about the report or commentaries of another CBV
  • Conducting discussions with the opposing party’s expert to come to an agreement on the business value or on the income available for support payments
  • Helping you understand an organizational structure
  • Providing advice when preparing the examination of a witness or of an expert
  • Providing advice when preparing a settlement meeting or when negotiating a settlement
  • Testifying in court


Testimonials

I have had an ongoing professional relationship with J.C. for over a decade. Throughout that time I have engaged J.C. as an expert Certified Business Valuator in Family Law proceedings.

I have consistently been impressed with the quality of J.C.’s work, and the focus that he brings to valuation issues. I have also been impressed with the high standard of service that J.C. has always provided me, including his responsiveness to my enquiries and the timeliness with which he delivers his work. He brings clarity to an area that is often difficult to navigate, and he has been indispensable to resolution of many matters.

I recommend J.C. Desnoyers without reservation or hesitation.

Thomas J. MacLennan, Barrister & Solicitor
Toronto, Ontario

 

I practice Collaborative Family Law in Ottawa and recently had occasion to retain Jean-Claude Desnoyers to provide a value for a client’s business enterprise. As the matter was proceeding collaboratively, the retainer was made jointly by the spouses.

JC’s report was timely, clear and detailed. After it was released the parties and counsel met with him to review it. JC’s approach was balanced and his explanations very helpful. Both spouses had confidence that his approach was objective and professional. I anticipate that his report and assistance will be instrumental in completing the settlement for these parties.

On the basis of this experience I would not hesitate to recommend Jean-Claude as a business valuator.

Susan Hodgson, Collaborative Lawyer
Ottawa ON

 

I have had an ongoing professional relationship with Mr. Desnoyers for many years. Throughout that time I have engaged Mr. Desnoyers as an expert Chartered Business Valuator in several Family Law proceedings for two main purposes:

  1. To value a business;
  2. To value income streams for support purposes when dealing with self-employed individuals and business owners.

I have always appreciated Mr. Desnoyers’ quick turnaround and the fact that it is quite easy to communicate with him. My experience has been that he responds to emails, phone calls and client’s requests. His reports are thorough and are delivers on time. Moreover, he will not hesitate to discuss the substance of his reports with the lawyer and explain difficult questions in an easy manner.

I have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Desnoyers as a competent Chartered Business Valuator.

Marc Coderre
Lawyer

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