OUR SERVICES
Referral source for Family Law LawyersAssist in preparing you for your first meeting with your lawyerAttend meetings with you and your lawyerAssist in data and documentation gatheringPre and post separation bookkeeping and record keepingReferral source for Business and Pension Valuators and other professionals that may be required
Provide assistance to your lawyer with:Calculating your Net Family Property (NFP)Analyzing the effects of the NFP division both today and in the futureProviding your lawyer with complete, accurate and timely accounting and tax information as soon as possiblePreparation of Financial Statement – Form 13.1Providing your lawyer with data and analysis to expedite the divorce process
ASSOCIATES AT AFD WILL ASSIST YOU
We assist you and your lawyer in establishing an equitable (not necessarily equal) division of property as well as determine how decisions made today can and will impact you in the future.
WE WILL GUIDE AND EDUCATE YOU
We guide and educate you throughout the process and help reduce the stress associated with your separation by assisting you with all bookkeeping, data and document gathering and financial and tax analysis.
We will work closely with your lawyer to assist him or her in obtaining the best possible outcome for you.
AFD WILL ASSIST YOU AND YOUR LAWYER
Understanding the short- and long-term effects of dividing property. Provide experts who will analyze pensions and retirement plans. Determining if either party can afford to keep the matrimonial home, and if not, what the best options are for both today and in the future. Recognize and quantify the tax consequences, if any, of different settlement proposals.
AFD WILL WORK WITH YOU EVERY STEP
Help manage our clients’ expectations of their financial future by presenting them and their lawyer with different settlement scenarios. Develop a budget for our client to track and monitor expenses. Collect financial and expense data by customizing a record keeping system that meets the individual needs of our clients. Help clients identify their future financial goals.
ABOUT US
Mark Harendorf, CDFA®, BA
For over 30 years, Mark has practiced accounting at HSM LLP, a firm his father founded more than 50 years ago. Mark is a principal in the firm and provides his clients with accounting, tax, business and other day in and day out practical advice in order to assist them in running more profitable businesses. During Mark’s years of practice he has assisted many clients during their separation and divorce process by being there and providing close “hand holding” advice and guidance on a variety of issues that one experiences during separation and divorce. Mark recently obtained the designation of CDFA® - Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. This designation coupled with his years of experience positions Mark well in being able to offer his clients practical and well educated advice during their separation.
Mark is also able to assist the many family law lawyers he works with by providing them with accurate, timely and relevant accounting and tax documents, and in a format they require, in order to assist them with obtaining a fair and equitable separation and divorce and hopefully in an expedited manner. For the past 29 years, Mark has volunteered his time by preparing personal income tax returns for the elderly and less privileged at the CPA/CRA sponsored income tax clinics. In addition, Mark served as the Chair of the Board of Directors for a charitable organization for nine years and is still a member of the board of directors of the charity today. In his spare time, Mark enjoys travelling, spending time with his three children, Josh, Joey and Ally and of course, watching his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs.
Establishing Equitable Futures for Both Parties
