If your case is going the litigation route, you may want to consider having a Personal Financial Advocate on your team. As your advocate, we help you organize your information, provide projections so you understand the long-term implications of any settlement offer and provide your attorney with financial data so they may negotiate or litigate…
When you are getting organized for your case and starting to gather information, make sure that you collect all the documents below. This will be a good starting point and will be helpful for your legal counsel as well as your Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®. If you have trouble finding any of these documents, ask…
When we meet with someone who has questions about divorce, we typically discuss what we call the “three emotional phases of divorce”. The first phase is where you may be right now. It’s the feeling that there is a heavy weight on your shoulders that won’t go away. Even when you are doing something fun,…
The unfortunate reality is that most of us have a friend or family member who have faced the “D” word – Divorce. As of 2020, one of the largest age groups making the decision to part ways is the Baby Boomer Generation. Later in life divorces present a much more complex unraveling of two lives….
Divorce may be one of the hardest things you have ever had to face. Having helped a lot of people navigate this process, I can attest that no two cases are ever the same and everyone has different ways of handling the twists and turns of their divorce. Although people cope with the stress of…
We see it every day – people get through the grueling process of their divorce and then put their finances on the back burner. Although that may be your immediate response, your financial decisions are all up to you now. You have to be prepared and understand your options. Jumping into your financial situation is…