Category: Getting Divorced?

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When you’re going through a divorce, a lot can slip through the cracks. Emotions and financial issues get intertwined, and that can lead to some very unfortunate outcomes – especially when kids are involved. The best thing you can do for yourself is be prepared for the settlement talks. That means collecting a lot of...

Divorce and debt are hard enough to deal with separately, and when they come together, it can be like navigating a minefield. The most important thing you can do about this is to protect yourself in every way you can. And the first step toward that is knowing exactly what you're up against when it...

All of a sudden, you're in charge of everything: kids, house, money. You've barely absorbed the decision to divorce and already everything has changed. It can all feel overwhelming, even paralyzing. Simple financial tasks like paying bills can suddenly feel impossible to manage. When you're faced with so many unanswered questions (Can I afford to...

Getting divorced can be like taking a crash course in emergency finances – one you have to take whether you want to or not. And when kids are part of the mix, and you’re a newly single mom – you need to master that class right away. The first lesson – and one of the...

It’s sounds drastic: Sever all of your financial ties in the divorce. After all, you were married to this person, you have kids together. And keeping some kind of connection doesn’t seem risky…but it is. No matter how good your relationship is, no matter how well you communicate, you can’t predict the future. Except for...