Blog Posts in January, 2015

Don't Get Blindsided: Five Ways to Prepare Financially for Divorce

Every year, nearly 1.4 million couples get divorced in the U.S. It’s a process that can have a serious financial impact – on women especially. Studies have shown that a woman’s standard of living can drop as much as 27% during the first twelve months after divorce. It’s a daunting prospect that can be avoided with some advance planning. Below are five ways to prepare financially for divorce, to ...

Divorce Planning: What NOT to Do!

Ask anyone who’s been through a divorce: it’s not an easy process, even under the most amicable of conditions. When it’s a contentious parting of ways, things get even worse: tempers flare and bad decisions are made. To avoid making mistakes with serious financial and emotional consequences, here are five tips you should remember when filing for divorce. Don’t rack up more debt. Divorce is costly. ...