If you are in the throws of a divorce, balancing a checkbook, paying bills, and applying for credit are furthest from your mind. But, if you are going to be on your own you will need a crash course on all three! Last month we looked at tracking expenses and budgeting and their vital role in personal finance success. This month we’ll take a look at using credit wisely to help … [Read more...]
Getting To A Settlement Through Your Child
When I was getting divorced, I remember being very close to having a final financial agreement but my ex was balking on a final point. At the same time, my attorney was telling me she would have to start preparing to go to court if he didn’t sign soon. I really hoped to avoid the expense associated with a court hearing. So when Kathleen Christensen, who was using the … [Read more...]
Budgeting 101: Keeping Track of Your Money
In an on-going series about learning to manage money after divorce, guest blogger Suzanne Cramer guides us through creating a budget: Now more that ever it is important to have a budget in place. As a single person your household relies solely on you to develop a budget and stick to it. Don’t keep yourself in the dark about where your money goes; find out by organizing your … [Read more...]
What Women Need To Know About Money Before Divorce
Grace knew her husband was not going to react well to her filing for divorce even though he no longer wanted to be married. She did not guess however that he would cut her off from all their money. It was a hard lesson in self-accountability, one that Grace says all women should learn. Here's Grace: Please tell women, they have got to have at least one credit card in their … [Read more...]
How Domestic Violence Impacts Property Division In Divorce
This next guest post comes from Laura Monroe, from DoOver.com: Over the past 15 years, more and more federal and state statutes have been aimed at discouraging and even punishing acts of domestic violence. Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994, which is comprised of numerous federal statutes that enable prosecution of domestic violence offenders in the … [Read more...]