It may be illegal, but some assests are easily hidden, others are impossible. Rule of thumb, if its reported on your yearly tax return, or has been over the last 5 years or so, no real way to hide it. If not, almost impossible to find. Cash in a non-interest bearing checking, hard to find. A house purchased a few years prior to divorce in another's name hard to find. You also have to remember the fruadelent transfers act has a time limitation, its either one or two years and then its no longer subject to the law. Just my thoughts.