
Divorce & Money
Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
- 536 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Make the Best Financial Decisions During a Divorce
Divorce & Money is the essential guide for understanding your rights and getting your financial affairs in order during a divorce. With this guide, you can reduce confusion and successfully manage and settle the tough money issues in your divorce. It describes the legal and financial realities of divorce, including financial realities no one talks about and the emotional side of divorce.
This book guides you through the complicated process of sorting out their finances during divorce. It covers a variety of issues, including how to determine what you own, how much it's worth, and how to divide it. Divorce & Money explains how to:
- gather information about assets and debts
- value and divide property
- set alimony and child support, and
- negotiate a fair divorce settlement.
In addition, you'll learn when it's a good idea to get help from legal and financial experts, including when you might need an expert, where to find one, what to look for, and what sorts of questions to ask. The authors' reassuring tone helps readers get past the initial shock of the breakup and emerge confident, informed, and prepared to navigate the challenging aspects of divorce and move toward financial stability and a fresh start.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction:Your Financial Companion During Divorce
- 1. Legal vs. Financial Realities of Divorce
- 2. Financial Realities No One Talks About
- 3. Emotional Divorce: Managing the “Money Crazies”
- 4. The Hardest Part: Is My Marriage Really Over?
- 5. The Separation: What Happens When One Spouse Moves Out?
- 6. Closing the Books: What Do We Do With Joint Property?
- 7. Getting Help: Whom Can I Turn To?
- 8. Financial Fact-Finding: What Must I Know and When Must I Know It?
- 9. Facing the Future: What Must I Plan For?
- 10. Protecting Against Risks to Life, Health, and Property
- 11. Taxes: How Do I File and Pay?
- 12. Property and Expenses: Who Owns and Who Owes What?
- 13. What Will Happen to the House?
- 14. Retirement Benefits: Who Gets What?
- 15. Financial Investments: How Do We Divide the Portfolio Pie?
- 16. Evaluating Employee Benefits and Stock Options
- 17. How Will We Divide Debts?
- 18. Child Support and Alimony: What Might I Pay or Receive?
- 19. Negotiating and Finalizing the Best Possible Settlement
- 20. After the Divorce: How Do I Get From “We” to “Me”?
- Appendix
- Index
- Book Registration