Every number belongs to a part of the case.

HCW product & methodology guide · Updated

Financial Intelligence is HCW’s area for reviewing the financial part of a custody or divorce matter. It organizes financial events, accounts, expenses and property information in relation to the wider case history. The public application remains in prelaunch.

The practical problem is often a relationship between records. An invoice, a payment and a reimbursement request can concern one expense without representing three separate costs. A property figure may depend on its date, source and the assumption being used. Those distinctions matter before a number enters a settlement discussion.

What does this amount actually represent?

A financial entry needs a source, date and explanation of what the amount represents. A balance, a transaction and a valuation are different kinds of information. A financial timeline makes it possible to compare them with changes in the case and relevant orders.

For example, a payment after a reimbursement request can change an earlier account of what remained unpaid. The request, expense and later transaction need to be examined together, without treating an absent entry as proof that no payment occurred.

Accounts and property bring assumptions that need to be seen.

Estate organization needs to distinguish an asset or liability from the position someone takes about it. Ownership, value, classification and supporting documents can each be disputed. The record should identify the basis for a working figure and what information is missing.

Settlement and equity questions then have something concrete to examine: which property or obligation is involved, which period the amount covers and which assumption changes the comparison. HCW does not decide marital classification, value an asset as an expert or provide financial advice.

A financial record can matter well beyond a balance sheet.

Missing statements may become discovery questions in Case Compass. An order-related payment may become an obligation in Calendar Intelligence or a follow-through question in Return Within. Case Brain supplies relevant context so the financial account does not become isolated from the rest of the matter.

The useful work is an organized explanation with source references and unresolved questions for professional review. Supported analytical actions, settlement tools and export formats will be confirmed for the public release.

An unexplained transfer is a question, not a finding of dissipation.

Imagine a fictional bank statement showing a transfer to an unfamiliar account during separation. Record the date, amount, originating account and any reference, then look for the destination statement and the explanation given. A transfer could move money between accounts already disclosed; another record might reveal a different purpose.

Financial Intelligence follows these transactions through a financial timeline and storyline. Possible dissipation or diversion deserves examination alongside contradictory records and missing statements. Whether spending has a particular legal consequence depends on the jurisdiction, evidence and qualified advice. HCW does not make that classification.

Public-record leads need to be matched before they enter the explanation.

A property search may return a person with a similar name. Public Records Intelligence helps investigate leads and organize candidate records; it does not turn a name match into verified ownership. Compare dates, identifiers, the issuing office and the underlying record before treating it as part of the case.

Marital-estate organization brings assets, debts, property documents and valuation assumptions together. Equity and settlement questions can then identify what changes if a debt is disputed or a valuation uses a different date. An assessment, asking price and expert valuation are not interchangeable, and software analysis does not replace a valuation or financial professional.