Whether you're going through divorce or you're in an active relationship, money conversations are a real thing that adults must have. On this week's episode of the Find Me The Money podcast, we're talking with Bradley Richardson about Having Money Conversations Like a Grown Ass Adult.
Bradley is...
Husbands (and yes, wives too!) hide money from divorce court. When a marriage is breaking up, people seem to want to keep as much money for themselves as possible.
It's important to understand the most common ways a dishonest spouse tries to conceal money from the divorce judge so you can be on...
Around the country, divorce is supposed to be set up so that there are fair financial outcomes for both the husband and the wife. Each state has its own set of laws for dividing up the money in divorce, but the general idea is that the assets are divided either equally or equitably.
The reality of...
This week on the Find Me The Money podcast, our guest is Tyler Summers, a Boston family lawyer. He is talking with us about the special issues faced by the LGBTQ community when going through the process of divorce. Marriage equality has allowed homosexual couples to access the same divorce...
It is not uncommon for women to stay in bad marriages because they can't afford to get divorced. But you CAN get a divorce with little to no money. You just have to know how to go about it.
Your ability to keep your divorce costs down is going to depend on whether your divorce is contested or...
Research surrounding divorce often concludes that the most common reason for divorce is money. Sometimes it is a fundamentally different approach to personal finance, but other time the problem relates to money secrets.
Money issues that can cause significant discord in a marriage include...
One of the most difficult parts of the financial part of divorce is the debt. So many women come out of divorce left with credit card debt, lawyer bills, and a huge house payment. Women often feel the financial pinch of divorce much more acutely than men, as their standard of living goes down 27%...
Divorce can be one of the most difficult times of your life. Not only is it emotionally taxing, it's expensive. There is the cost of your attorney and the filing fees, but there is also the burden of figuring out how to pay expenses on your own.
Here are 5 tips for securing your finances if...
I often hear that women get "rewarded" financially for divorce. Statistically, women more often are the recipients of child support or alimony payments. But these payments are no financial "reward." They are payments that contribute to the basic needs of the family after divorce, and usually...
This week on the Find Me The Money podcast, we have divorce attorney Renee Bauer. While Renee is a huge fan of mediation and amicable divorces in the right circumstances... there are also times when going to trial is a better option. That's why we're talking about The Ultimate Showdown:...