Posts Tagged ‘Divorce and finances’
Getting a Divorce? Choose the Right Accountant
Whether you’ve chosen the path, or been blindsided by the decision, no one needs to tell you that getting a divorce can consume you – both emotionally and financially, and that because divorce is so complicated, you must often rely on experts. But it is also possible that you may be finding that the experts…
Read MoreDivorce Recovery: Cocktail Parties & “Can’t Miss” Financial Opportunities
You’re in that divorce recovery place — post-settlement, but still navigating your newly found independence, when the invitation arrives, by old-school snail mail, e-mail, or text. You’re excited, you’re invited to a cocktail party! You start thinking about how much fun you will have, or what the might night hold … the party’s unusual location…
Read MoreDivorce Recovery: 10 Things to Do if Suddenly in Charge of Your Finances
Are you somewhere in your divorce recovery, facing your fear — the sudden, terrifying reality of managing your money? Or, are you a brave woman saying, “It’s time to get real and start acting on behalf of myself!”? No matter what brings you to this point, a split, a divorce, or the fact that you…
Read MoreWait, What? Yep, Women Pay Alimony, Too
Is your soon-to-be ex-husband asking for alimony or spousal maintenance? Actually, you are not alone, women pay alimony, too. Official and current statistics don’t exist, but in my experience and in an informal survey of attorneys and mediators in my circle, it’s not only happening but in fact, women who will have to pay alimony is on…
Read MoreDo Women Really Ask for a Divorce More Than Men?
On your typical Monday, we ladies huddle around the coffee maker talking about a well-known topic — complaints about our husbands. Some days we complain more than others. But are we serious? Are we really unhappy in our marriages? Would we ever consider the D word and ask for a divorce? It turns out that…
Read More7 Ways to Pay for a Divorce
Would you like to speak to a lawyer but feel you can’t because you don’t know how you’d pay for a divorce? Does your husband tell you the money in your joint account is “his, because he earned it?” Do you wonder how you can afford to get a divorce if you aren’t working, because…
Read MoreDivorce Advice for Women: Get Off the Couch
Despite the never-ending amount of divorce advice out there, the end of a marriage is hard. Divorce is scary, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to getting through it. Divorce means the start of a new phase of your life—one that you never planned for. When understanding takes on a new meaning My parents were…
Read MoreDivorce Advice: Lose Your Emotional Attachment to Money
All good divorce advice should acknowledge that there are many parts to breaking up. It would be easier if the end of a marriage could happen in one clean break, of course—if you could go to a doctor, have them reset the bones of your life, and walk away knowing that in X amount of…
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