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Hidden Assets in Divorce
Untangling family finances during divorce can take some digging. Your spouse may have assets that aren’t top of mind (restricted stock or Bitcoin, anyone?). For those going through divorce, these usual suspects when it comes to the division of assets are the house, the bank accounts, the retirement accounts, and the credit cards. However, […]
Navigating College Costs in Divorce
It’s the time of year when graduating high school seniors are looking forward to going off to college. Many spend the summer planning their dorm décor and worrying about roommates while parents plan for footing the bill. Negotiating college costs as co-parents can be stressful for the parents and the children if there is animosity. […]
How To Tell Kids You’re Getting Divorced
Divorce in and of itself tends to be a difficult, emotional process. It can be even more distressing when children are involved. Often, telling your children the divorce is happening can be especially challenging. In our work we have found many parents struggle with how and when to tell their children about divorce. We recommend you […]
Taxes & Children: What Divorcing Parents Need to Know
Taxes can be a major concern for parents. The ability to claim children as dependents can potentially affect the amount of taxes a single parent will be refunded or pay. Here’s what you need to know about claiming children on your taxes when divorced and the child tax credit. This article does not address the […]
What is a QDRO?
What Is a QDRO? A QDRO, pronounced “kwa-dro”, or Qualified Domestic Relations Order, is a court order granting a non-employee spouse the right to part of the retirement benefits their former spouse has accumulated in their company’s retirement plan. If you are divorcing a spouse with a company retirement plan governed by The Employee Retirement […]
High Stakes, High Net Worth:
Why hiring a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst can make or break you By: Melissa Provence CDC,DCC When it comes to divorce, more than emotion has to come into the equation. High net worth couples can have a particularly difficult time. They have saved all their lives and now face losing a portion of those savings. […]
Why Choose Mediation Instead of Court?
A mediator is a completely neutral third-party expert who assists the parties in coming to their own resolution to a dispute. An effective mediator will have experience both with the process of mediation itself as well as with the specific issues involved in your case. Why would you choose to use mediation when you could […]
New Year New You: Three Resolutions Worth Making
Starting over can seem impossible after divorce. We may have lost who we are, had our future erased, or felt hopeless. The direction of our lives was now completely different. A roadmap once dotted with destinations, now leads to someplace different. Now is the time to recapture and invent your new path. Here are three […]
Texas Divorce Mediation
A Cost Effective and Expeditious Way to Divorce Amicably Divorce can be hard on both the divorcing parties’ emotions and their wallets. There is an alternative to traditional divorce litigation which may ease the emotional strain of a divorce and can be more cost effective in comparison to the traditional divorce process. That alternative is mediation. […]
Back to School Basics for Busy Co-Parents
Back to school is upon us, and for most parents, it can bring a whole new set of challenges not to mention new routines and managing schedule changes. For divorced parents, there are even more details to figure out such as who is responsible for back-to-school shopping or paying for school lunches? Are you going […]
