Divorce & family-law attorneys
Independent residential value opinions developed around the case’s intended use, effective date, intended users, and reporting requirements.
Divorce & marital-property valuation
Divorce appraisals for Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
GA Appraiser provides independent residential valuations for equitable-distribution analysis, mediation, settlement discussions, and litigation support. Each assignment is led by John S. Baldwin, SRA, AI-RRS, a Georgia Certified Residential Appraiser with residential valuation experience dating to 2007.
Independent analysis keeps the focus on the valuation evidence.
Principal-ledImpartial & objectiveClearly explained
The valuation question
Property value is one part of a broader legal and financial matter.
A divorce appraisal should answer a clearly defined real-property valuation question. The engagement begins by identifying the client, intended use and users, property interest, and effective date that counsel or the parties need addressed.
The appraisal develops an independent opinion of value. It does not decide whether property is marital or separate, calculate distributable equity, assign debt, or determine how assets should be divided.
The firm’s role is to provide a supported residential value conclusion without advocating for either party.
Who the firm serves
Clear valuation support for counsel, clients, and financial professionals.
Scope and communication are tailored to the identified client and intended users while the value opinion remains independent.
Spouses & property owners
A defined appraisal process for clients working through counsel, mediation, settlement discussions, or other marital-property decisions.
Mediators & collaborative teams
Clearly explained residential valuation analysis that can help the parties focus on a supported real-property value conclusion.
CPAs & financial professionals
Current or historical residential valuations coordinated with the facts and documentation needed for broader financial analysis.
How the assignment proceeds
Defined question. Market analysis. Explained conclusion.
Define the valuation question
Confirm the client, intended use and users, property interest, effective date, deadline, and appropriate report scope before work begins.
Analyze the property and market
Inspect or document the property as appropriate, research the relevant market, verify comparable evidence, and reconcile the value indicators.
Report the conclusion clearly
Deliver a readable report that explains the data and reasoning, with responsive communication for counsel or other identified intended users.
Preparing the assignment
Clear engagement details help prevent conflicts and delay.
The firm confirms the parties, counsel, effective date, intended use, and deadline before accepting the assignment. Property records and documentation may be requested based on the home and valuation date.
Do not send confidential court filings, Social Security numbers, tax identifiers, or financial account information through the website form.
Helpful information may include
- Property address and parcel information
- Names of the parties and counsel for a conflict check
- Required current or retrospective effective date
- Mediation, hearing, discovery, or settlement deadlines
- Deeds, surveys, ownership documents, or legal descriptions
- Prior appraisals, listings, photographs, renovation records, or plans
Service area
Divorce appraisal coverage across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Assignment coverage is confirmed after reviewing the property type, location, effective date, intended use, and case schedule.
View the full coverage map- Cherokee
- Forsyth
- North Fulton / Milton
- Cobb
- Pickens
- Bartow
- Paulding
- Douglas
- Dawson
- Gilmer
- Gordon
- Lumpkin
- Fannin
- Union
Common questions
Divorce appraisal FAQs.
What is a divorce appraisal?
A divorce appraisal is an independent opinion of residential real-property value developed for an identified use in a marital-dissolution matter. The assignment may support mediation, settlement, equitable-distribution analysis, or litigation.
Should the appraisal use today’s value or a prior-date value?
That depends on the legal and financial question being addressed. Counsel or the client identifies the required effective date, and the appraisal is developed using the property and market evidence relevant to that date.
Does the appraisal determine marital equity or how property should be divided?
No. The appraisal develops an opinion of real-property value. Attorneys, financial professionals, the parties, or the court address legal ownership, marital versus separate property, debts, equity calculations, and distribution.
Can one appraiser serve as a neutral valuation professional?
An appraiser must remain independent, impartial, and objective regardless of who engages the firm. Whether both parties will rely on one appraisal should be established by the parties and counsel before the assignment begins.
Is a property inspection required?
The appropriate scope depends on the property, effective date, intended use, and available information. A current inspection is commonly useful, while a retrospective assignment may also require historical photographs, listings, permits, or renovation records.
What does a divorce appraisal cost, and how long does it take?
The fee and delivery schedule are quoted after reviewing the property, effective date, intended use, deadline, complexity, and reporting requirements. Complex properties or prior-date assignments may require additional research.
Discuss a divorce appraisal
Start with the property, parties, and required value date.
Provide the basic assignment details below. The firm will respond directly to discuss conflicts, scope, timing, availability, and the information that may be needed.
EmailJohn@GAAppraiser.com
Phone(770) 315-2572
Before sending
Please do not include confidential documents, Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers, or financial account details. Assignment acceptance is confirmed separately in writing.