Divorce vehicle appraisals
Certified appraisers
Accepted in all 50 states and DC
Same-day available
Dividing assets is hard enough without arguing over what the truck is worth. A certified divorce appraisal gives your attorney, mediator, or judge one unbiased, documented valuation, so the negotiation moves forward instead of stalling on he-said, she-said numbers. $250 flat, 24-48 hours.
One number instead of three arguable ones
Texas is a community property state: assets acquired during the marriage get divided in a "just and right" way, and the court needs an accurate value for each one to do it. A car owned before the marriage may be separate property, but if joint funds paid the loan or the repairs, your spouse may have a claim on part of its value. Every scenario starts with the same question: what is the vehicle actually worth?
A consumer-site printout won't settle it. Online estimators use regional averages, can't see your car's actual condition or upgrades, are frequently treated as hearsay, and hand you three different figures (trade-in, private party, retail) that each spouse will predictably pick from. A certified appraisal replaces all of that with one documented number.
WHAT'S INCLUDED: $250 FLAT
- Full vehicle identification: year, make, model, VIN, mileage
- Condition assessment: interior, exterior, mechanical
- Local market analysis with recent comparable sales
- Clearly explained methodology, written to be explained under cross-examination
- Court-ready PDF, delivered discreetly by email
- In-person inspection in Texas, 100% online everywhere else
- Same-day service often available for court deadlines
Ahead of the hearing date
Tell us the deadline
Hearing or mediation date, and what the attorneys need. Flat $250 quoted on the call, and same-day service is often available when a court date is close.
We come to it, or you send photos
In Texas, a certified appraiser sees the vehicle in person. Everywhere else it runs online from photos and details. Fast and discreet either way.
One report, both sides
Court-ready PDF delivered discreetly by email within 24-48 hours, with a methodology written to be explained under cross-examination.
Every divorce appraisal: $250, flat
$250 flat per vehicle. A mispriced vehicle can distort a settlement well beyond the cost of documenting it properly. Many couples, or their attorneys, split the cost of one neutral report, which is exactly what it's designed for.
From $200
Divorce appraisals by state
Formatted for family court records in all 50 states and DC.
Family court questions
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- Is an online appraisal usable in family court?
- Can we split one appraisal between both parties?
- How fast can I get it?
- Which vehicles really need a professional appraisal?
- The report is a certified appraisal prepared by a licensed professional; outside Texas the intake simply happens online. It's formatted for family court records in all 50 states and DC, though whether any given exhibit is admitted is always the court's decision.
- Yes. One neutral report is exactly the point. Many couples, or their attorneys, share the cost.
- Standard delivery is 24-48 hours, and same-day service is often available when a hearing or mediation date is close.
- Classic and collector cars (auction-driven values online tools miss), modified trucks and Jeeps (thousands in upgrades priced as "stock" by websites), luxury and exotic vehicles (service history swings value hard), and business-use vehicles, where the value has to be separated from the business itself.
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Do bankruptcy courts require a professional appraisal?
Often filed together
Estate & probate
Certified vehicle values for probate filings, including date-of-death valuations. $250 flat.
Bankruptcy
A defensible vehicle value for your schedules, so the exemption math works and the trustee moves on. $250 flat.
Classic & collector
Agreed-value and resale numbers built from real auction and dealer comps, not a depreciation curve. $250 flat.
Do bankruptcy courts require a professional appraisal?
Tell us what you're solving.
Lost title, lowball offer, tax bill that doesn't match the truck. We've filed a thousand of each. 281-709-3436, or send the form.
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