Divorce & Money

How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce

The practical guide

Dale Fetherling and Violet Woodhouse, CFP, Attorney

December 2010, 10th Edition

Make savvy, informed financial decisions during divorce. Learn about dividing debts, setting alimony, negotiating a fair settlement, and more. With Divorce & Money, you'll find out how to:

avoid tax problems
handle alimony and child support
reduce risks to your investments

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Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible.

When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes?

Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the complex process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering financial decisions. It covers how to:

decide whether to keep or sell the house
protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards
avoid tax problems
handle alimony and child support
divide debts fairly
avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially
reduce risks to your investments
understand how a court evaluates assets
gain financial stability as a single person

The fully updated 10th edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus new information on dealing with credit problems, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and the other varied effects of divorcing in a down economy.

ISBN

9781413313147

Number of Pages

520

Included Forms

Financial Fact-Finding
Financial Facts Checklist

What Must I Plan For?
Worksheet: Where I Do / Don't Want to be in the Future
Worksheet: What's Happening in My Life

Property and Expenses
Net Worth Statement: Assets and Liabilities Worksheet
Net Worth: Balance Sheet Summary
Cash Flow: Income and Expenses

What Will Happen to the House?
Monthly Housing Costs Chart
Find the Equity Value of Your House

Dividing Retirement Benefits
Calculating the Financial Value of Plans
Sample Letter to Spouse's Employer

Dividing Financial Investments
Investment Chart
Real Estate Values
Value of Insurance Policy

Dividing Debts
Spousal Debt Chart

Alimony and Child Support
How Much Do You Need to Live On?
How Much Child Support Do You Need -- Or Can You Afford To Pay?
What Does It Cost to Rear Your Children?
How Much Alimony Do You Need -- Or Can You Afford To Pay?

Negotiating and Finalizing the Best Possible Settlement
Marital Balance Sheet

After the Divorce
Finishing the Business of Divorce
Worksheet: How Can I Move Beyond the Divorce?
Goal Setting Worksheet