Economic Change Meets Family Law: Tax Updates, Tariffs, and Valuation Considerations

Includes a Live Web Event on 09/18/2026 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

Overview
Speaker(s)

With major tax and economic changes reshaping the financial landscape, family law attorneys are facing new questions about how these developments may affect divorce matters. From changes impacting individual taxpayers to broader economic policies influencing businesses, investments, and cash flow, understanding the financial ripple effects is becoming increasingly important when navigating property division, support issues, and settlement discussions.

Join Stacy Preston Collins, Managing Director at Stout, for a timely look at how recent tax updates, tariffs, and evolving economic conditions may affect family law cases. Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, this webinar will explore the potential impact on business valuations, income analyses, and complex financial assets, while highlighting common areas of dispute and key considerations when working with valuation experts. Attendees will gain insights to help them better evaluate financial information, identify emerging risks, and confidently guide clients through financially complex divorce matters in a rapidly changing economic environment.

Complimentary to Fellows

This program is not eligible for CLE credit.

Stacy Preston Collins, CPA/ABV, CFF

Managing Director

Stout

Stacy Preston Collins, CPA/ABV, CFF is a Managing Director with Stout and has focused on forensic accounting and valuation issues since 1993. Her work involves complex financial issues in matrimonial cases, shareholder disputes, estate planning engagements, and other matters. She has testified an expert witness in several states. Ms. Collins has testified as a financial expert on business valuation and forensic accounting issues in several states. She graduated from Drexel University with concentrations in Accounting and Finance. She holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designations from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Ms. Collins has been on faculty for many years with the Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute (affiliated with the American Bar Association, formerly with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy) and the AAML’s Institute for Family Law Associates. She was Co-Chair of the AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference (September 2022). She lectures frequently on forensic accounting and valuation issues to lawyers, judges, and financial professionals. She is a Charter Member of the Forensic & Business Valuation Division of the AAML Foundation, and is a contributing author to Financial Valuation Applications and Models (Third and Fourth Editions) and Family Law Services Handbook.