How Your Divorce Will Impact Your Health Care Coverage: The Do’s and Don’ts...
With the advent of Obamacare and all of the hoopla surrounding the seriously dysfunctional healthcare.gov website, it seems like health care is at the top of everyone’s mind these days. Hopefully, once...
View ArticleHow Do I Know if I Can Afford to Get Divorced? The Art and Science of How to...
When thoughts of divorce first enter your mind, they are usually followed pretty quickly by thoughts of money. After all, getting divorced is expensive. What’s more, its normal to be worried about...
View ArticleI Don’t Understand Why Divorce is so Unfair!
If Lying, Cheating and Bad-Mouthing Don’t Matter, What Does? I got an email the other day that really made me think. Essentially, it said, “My spouse has lied to me, cheated on me, and bad-mouthed me...
View ArticleWhy Life Insurance Matters in Divorce
Life insurance is not a sexy subject. Discussing life insurance, to be quite honest, is about as exciting as talking about your dental work – you know it matters, but it’s not something you normally...
View Article50 Ways To Save Money After Divorce
Unless you happen to be a multimillionaire, divorce causes a massive hit on your lifestyle. Suddenly you have to find a way to do a whole lot more, with a whole lot less. Here are 50 ways to save money...
View ArticleHow Not Understanding Taxes in Your Divorce Can Cost You Thousands
Talking about the tax implications of a divorce settlement is not exactly the stuff of a light-hearted cocktail conversation. If you are like most people, you probably figure that you have as much of a...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Important Things to Know About Health Insurance After Divorce
I was totally blown away. Being a well-educated, professional person who has been part of the “divorce industry” for decades I thought I was pretty savvy about most things having to do with divorce....
View ArticleDivorce and Money: 8 Tips to Keep Your Ex From Hurting You Financially in...
One of the scariest parts of getting divorced is wondering whether your ex is going to take you to the cleaners. Sadly, when it comes to divorce and money, there are no guarantees. We all know people...
View Article10 Financial Mistakes in Divorce You Don’t Want to Make
The two things that people worry about most in divorce are their money and their kids. Unfortunately, worrying about money doesn’t prevent those same people from making enormous financial mistakes in...
View ArticleHow to Decide Who Gets the House in a Divorce
You are facing divorce and the only two assets you and your spouse have got that are worth anything are your house and your retirement accounts. You could keep the house and give your spouse the...
View ArticleDivorce Settlement: Should You Stand on Principle?
Sue Ann Hamm, the now ex-wife of billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm, is said to be planning to appeal the $1 billion divorce judgment she recently received from an Oklahoma judge. Apparently she is...
View ArticleHow to Divide Your Retirement Plan in Divorce
The biggest assets most people have are their home and their retirement plans. So, it is no surprise that dividing these assets when a couple divorces is tough. While dividing a couple’s interest in...
View ArticleDo I Have to Give My Spouse Half If We Divorce?
There is so much about divorce that just doesn’t seem fair! If your spouse wouldn’t get a job, or didn’t make as much money as you did while you were married, or if your spouse refused to save money...
View ArticleDivorce and Health Insurance: Does COBRA Make Sense For You?
Divorce and health insurance rank at the top of list of complicated and painful things you would rather not think about. That’s not surprising. Getting divorced is like having a hurricane drop into...
View Article8 Ways Divorce Financial Planning Can Help You Avoid Costly Mistakes
When you’re going through a divorce, hiring a divorce financial planner seems like one more expense you honestly don’t need. If you’re like most people, you probably assume that you have enough common...
View ArticleLife Insurance and Divorce: Are You as Secure as You Think?
What do life insurance and divorce have in common? Besides being confusing, they’re both uncomfortable realities that most people would rather avoid. They are also often intertwined. If you don’t...
View Article6 Reasons NOT to Keep the House in a Divorce
A house is more than a bunch of bricks and two-by-fours. It’s even more than just a place to live. A house represents stability, security, and status. For most of us, our home is also the biggest asset...
View ArticleThe Alimony Tax Deduction: Will 2018 Be the Best Year to Divorce?
If you’re going to get divorced, it usually doesn’t matter too much when you do it. Unless your business is on the verge of going public, or you’re about to inherit a million dollars, the timing of...
View ArticleDivorce and Taxes: Will the New Tax Law Changes Cost You More?
Two things most sane people seek to avoid are divorce and taxes. Unfortunately, when you’re going through a divorce, not paying attention to taxes can cost you thousands. That’s especially true with...
View ArticleAlimony, Infidelity and Divorce: What’s the Price of Adultery Today?
Everything has a price – especially in affairs of the heart. Sometimes you pay in dollars. Sometimes you pay in emotional turmoil. Often you pay in both. For better or for worse, alimony, infidelity...
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