Navigating Divorce

“Friendship is unnecessary,” C.S. Lewis wrote, “like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself… it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”  In a marriage, we can believe that our spouse is our best friend.  In some marriages, our spouse might be our only friend.  When we divorce, it may become glaringly obvious that without our spouse, we have no social ties, network or friends of our own.  In my life, after a 25 year first marriage with few friends and a 2nd almost 10 year marriage with many, the difference is critical to ...

Unfortunate fact: a woman's standard of living, on average, goes down by almost 30% after divorce. If you are a woman in this unfortunate situation, seek care and consideration from a financial adviser with expertise in helping clients going through a divorce. Understanding what women face financially after such a big transition includes recognizing the settlement they secure may have to last the rest of their life. "Divorce fatigue" is real and you may want to take a nice long break from the financial fog. It can be critical to resist this if your settlement includes any time-sensitive language. A woman came ...

You may be wondering how the divorce financial planning process works. To get you through your divorce negotiations successfully, you’ll need a road map which is our flat fee financial analysis.  For this analysis, we first talk about what you need and what you want.  Then we look at what you owe, what you own, and what you earn to build a base case of where you are today, before divorce. From there, we develop scenarios which will illustrate all your possible outcomes. Once you know the possibilities, you can negotiate terms that make sure you can pay your bills ...