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What is your unique approach to complex property issues in family law litigation?
What is your unique approach to complex property issues in family law litigation?
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A lot of it is going to depend on what those complex property issues are, and I mean the, I think the best thing in any lawyer, but specifically a family lawyer, because it encompasses so many different areas, you know. You’re dealing with real property meaning, you know, houses, and lots, and things like that. And you can get into commercial real estate, but you can also be talking about things like intellectual property. So if you own a patent on some electrical engineering thing, I am not capable, as I sit here as a Board Certified divorce lawyer, telling you hey you know what Bill? This patent is worth X.
So the important thing is knowing what your strengths are and what your weaknesses are, and then having the connections in the expert community to bring in the right folks to assist. So that’s why it’s so important that, you know, I’ve got business valuation at experts that I use on lots of different cases depending on what the businesses are we’re evaluating. And I’ve got other experts that are going to come in and assist in child custody matters. And let’s say we’ve got someone that’s got, they’ve got big holdings in oil and gas, or someone’s got big holdings in commercial real estate. Well I’m bringing experts in, in those particular areas that are going to help me understand not just what the value is, but what are the benefits of my client maintaining those assets after the divorce, and what are the pitfalls.
I mean, you know, let’s say that with commercial real estate for example, you own a strip center that, you know, boy from the outside it looks good, but then you need to have someone that can come in and say you know what? You’ve got X, Y and Z tenants that aren’t performing. And you’re looking at having additional costs within the next six months on possibly eviction, and then the re-letting of those particular parts of the strip center. So you need to surround yourself with the other people that have expertise in a particular area that can help you maximize the benefits to your client, and that’s what we do every day.
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Dallas high-net-worth divorce attorney, Mark Scroggins, shares what makes him different in his approach to cases than other Texas attorneys. He explains that a lot of a case depends on the complexity of the property issues involved. For a family lawyer, these cases can span a wide range: real property like homes and land, commercial real estate, and even intellectual property such as patents. While he can’t personally value a complex patent, he knows how to assemble the right experts to assess it.
Understanding his own strengths and limitations is key, as is having access to a network of experts. For business valuations, he brings in specialists depending on the type of business. For child custody matters, he consults with relevant experts to ensure all angles are covered. When clients hold significant assets—like oil and gas interests or commercial real estate—he calls in experts to evaluate not only the value of those assets but also the benefits and risks of keeping them post-divorce.
For instance, with a commercial property like a strip center, the surface appearance might look solid, but an expert can identify tenants who are underperforming, anticipate upcoming costs like evictions, and advise on re-leasing strategies. Surrounding himself with the right professionals allows him to maximize outcomes for his clients, and this method is a cornerstone of his daily practice.
