Many experts will tell you that you need to approach your divorce as a business transaction and that is the best way to be smart about your finances and divorce. If you can do this, then figuring out the impact divorce will have on your finances becomes a mathematical analysis, a rational decision, but it’s rarely that simple or easy to do. There’s almost always less money … [Read more...]
How To Make Sure Your Ex Does Not Get Your Money When You Die
Guest post by Sean Smallwood, Esq. When couples make the decision to divorce, one of the legal issues they need to pay close attention to the estate planning. It sounds boring and tedious but ignore it at your peril. You want to be sure your ex does not get your money when you die. You might think that your divorce decree is enough, that it would override previous … [Read more...]
Do You Know How To Choose A Realtor For Your Divorce?
If you and your spouse own a home, then you'll need to know how to choose a realtor for your divorce. And, this applies whether one of you is going to keep the home or if you've agreed to sell it. For many people, the marital home represents the bulk of their assets and it is usually their single largest asset. Deciding what to do with the marital home typically has both … [Read more...]
How To Manage Your Holiday Spending After Divorce
... And Still Have Fun Who hasn't wished they could suddenly win the lottery and have so much holiday spending money they could buy and do what they wanted without having to worry about sticking to a budget or getting into debt? Well ... the Holidays are here and you probably have a list of gifts to buy, events to go to, some travel and some festive outfits to buy. Your … [Read more...]
Podcast: How To Manage Back-To-School Expenses
Summer's coming to an end, the vacations are over and kids are headed back to school. That usually means a flood of expenses that can strain any single parent's budget. You're likely wondering how to manage back to school expenses. Joining me for this episode of Conversations About Divorce is April McCaffrey, single parent of two teenage daughters, a paralegal, … [Read more...]