Digital-Asset Discovery in Divorce: Interrogatories, Document Demands, and Exchange Subpoenas After July 1, 2026

Victoria Fife, Director | Forensic Consulting Group CBIZ

Victoria Fife is a forensic accountant and digital assets subject matter expert at CBIZ, where she specializes in the complex tracing, valuation, and division of assets in high-net-worth divorce and civil litigation matters. Having contributed to hundreds of cases since 2016, and with more than a decade of hands-on experience in blockchain-based assets and technologies, she is among the first and few court-qualified U.S. forensic expert witnesses providing full-scope crypto asset services and testimony in litigation. Victoria is known for developing practical methodologies and a fair, logical approach to the treatment of digital assets in disputes—paired with an efficient, clear, and compassionate communication style that has made her a trusted resource for clients and legal professionals.

• Education & Credentials

Victoria earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management from Capella University, graduating with honors and as a member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society. She holds an array of specialized certifications, including Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator (CCFI), Chainalysis Reactor Certification (CRC), Certified Ethereum Professional (CEP), and Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP).

• Recognition & Leadership

Victoria was named an honoree on the 2024 Women in FinTech Powerlist in the Financial and Professional Services category and to the CBIZ Women’s Advantage 2025 Women to Watch list. She is the founder of Forensics on the Block, a professional network focused on training, education, and the evolving impact of digital assets on forensic accounting and litigation, and she serves as a Regional Ambassador for the Association of Women in Cryptocurrency. Since joining CBIZ in 2022, she has been a catalyst in the expansion of the firm’s digital assets initiative.

• Professional Involvement

Victoria is a recurring speaker for professional associations including the American Bar Association and the AICPA, and a frequent guest on podcasts and webinars across the accounting, blockchain, and legal industries. She is a member of the AICPA, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), CalCPA, and ACAMS, in addition to founding Forensics on the Block and serving with Women in Crypto.

• Experience

Victoria regularly consults on litigation involving digital assets, including asset tracing and valuation for the disposition and division of assets, legal disclosure, breach of fiduciary duty claims, damages calculations, and cryptocurrency scam investigations. Her focus on high-net-worth divorce and civil litigation matters has made her one of the field’s leading voices on how courts should treat cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Before joining CBIZ, Victoria worked in the Forensic Accounting division at Gursey | Schneider LLP, where she discovered her passion for complex tracing analyses and large-scale data projects—experience that today anchors her work as a court-qualified forensic expert witness.

Katie Pandolfini, Associate, Matrimonial & Family Law | Blank Rome LLP

Katie Pandolfini advises clients on all aspects of California family law, with a focus on complex divorce proceedings and high-stakes financial matters. Her counsel spans asset and income tracing, business valuation, compensation structures, and lifestyle-related issues for high-net-worth individuals, and she also assists with custody and access rights as well as prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements. Katie’s distinctive background in both law and finance enables her to deliver strategic, detail-oriented solutions that protect clients’ interests during some of life’s most challenging transitions.

• Education & Credentials

Katie earned her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and her B.A. from the University of Maryland College Park, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is admitted to practice in California, New York, and New Jersey, and holds the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® credential.

• Recognition & Leadership

Katie was named to Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” for Family Law (2026) and has been listed as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star”—in Southern California from 2022 to 2026 and in the New York Metro area from 2017 to 2021. She serves as vice chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Family Law Section, reflecting her leadership within the local family law bar.

• Professional Involvement

Katie is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Division and vice chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She is a frequent author and speaker on the intersection of finance and family law, with recent presentations to the Beverly Hills Bar Association on business valuation and on digital assets in family law cases, and a Daily Journal article addressing intellectual property issues in family law.

• Experience

Katie’s Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® credential allows her to identify hidden risks and opportunities in asset division, compensation packages, and business valuations—reverse-engineering financial scenarios so clients can prioritize issues before they escalate. Rather than piecemeal fixes, she helps clients create clear, enforceable agreements and settlement strategies that withstand scrutiny, and she is known for turning complex financial and custody matters into actionable plans. Katie quickly identifies the small share of issues that generate the majority of conflict, giving clients a clear roadmap for addressing financial exposure, custody and parenting concerns, lifestyle and support obligations, and litigation risk.

SESSION 1 – Drafting Interrogatories and Document Demands That Capture Digital Assets in Divorce | 12:00pm – 1:00pm

This session teaches family law practitioners how to draft interrogatories and document demands that identify, preserve, and value cryptocurrency, NFTs, DeFi activity, and other digital assets in divorce litigation. Attendees will learn how recent IRS reporting mandates (Form 1099-DA, Revenue Procedure 2024-28) and state disclosure reforms (New York 22 NYCRR § 202.16, California Family Code § 1101) expand the paper trail available in discovery, and solutions to minimize exposure from the gaps that remain. Attorneys will leave with a working framework for preservation letters, tailored interrogatory categories, and document demand checklists designed to survive a motion to compel.

BREAK | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

SESSION 2 – Subpoenaing Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Compelling Disclosure in Divorce Litigation | 1:10pm – 2:10pm

This session teaches divorce attorneys how to subpoena centralized cryptocurrency exchanges and compel disclosure of self-custody wallets through court orders, blockchain forensics, and sanctions. Attorneys will learn the mechanics of serving exchange subpoenas across state lines, bridging the coldwallet gap with forensic tracing experts, and using contempt and adverse-inference motions when a spouse refuses to identify self-custody wallets. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to draft targeted exchange subpoenas, evaluate blockchain forensic expert qualifications under Daubert, and anticipate how the January 1, 2026 cost-basis reporting phase may impact the discovery landscape.