4 Tips to Estimate Your Divorce Living Expenses
These are a few more tips to help you get an accurate budget. I use these with my College Station and Houston clients. The basic steps are in my last blog post. #1 If your bank and credit card...
View ArticleEverything Shrinks in Divorce Except Expectations
This weekend I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, The Incredible Shrinking Everything by Joe Queenan. He tells us that nearly everything is shrinking. Yeah, yeah. I knew about the...
View ArticleWill Divorce Ruin your Retirement Plans?
Is your divorce going to postpone your retirement? Are you going to have to give up your dreams of relaxation or travel? In College Station and Houston, stalled retirement plans are common in the list...
View ArticleGet Reasonable About Spending After Divorce
I recently had a few divorce cases where the couples spend more than they can afford. The crazy thing is that they refused to see how dangerous this is. I read in the news that Americans are saving...
View ArticleDivorcing? Will you be able to retire?
Four in ten Americans are at risk for not being able to maintain their lifestyle in retirement. Are one of them? If you are contemplating anything other than a collaborative divorce, you won’t find the...
View ArticleDetails in Divorce Are Critical
Is Guam a foreign country? Getting the wrong answer could have cost Steve his father-son relationship. Steve and Marci have two very young boys. In the middle of their collaborative divorce in College...
View ArticleSix Rules for Social Security and Divorce
If you are divorced and were married at least 10 years to your ex-spouse, you are entitled to a spousal or survivors Social Security benefits. The following is from the 2011 AICPA CPA’s Guide to Social...
View ArticleSix Steps to Post-Divorce Health Insurance Coverage
Many of my clients in Houston and College Station are facing a health insurance answer during their divorce. They are unemployed and rely on their soon-to-be-ex spouse for health insurance coverage....
View ArticleMost Neglected Divorce Homework
I help Houston divorcing couples find mutually agreeable settlements. Frequently, part of that settlement is finding suitable health insurance for the unemployed spouse. I give my clients homework. Get...
View ArticleAre you worried about IRS problems haunting you after your divorce?
Texas spouses whose divorcing husbands or wives have controlled the income tax returns during the marriage often worry about having the IRS come after them for back taxes and penalties years after the...
View ArticleThe Number: How Much Spousal Support to Seek?
After a long marriage, women facing divorce struggle with knowing how much spousal support to seek. You can help yourself by understanding your future cash flow situation. Make a detailed list of the...
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Divorce: Watching Out for Your Financial Future
Bryan/College Station couples in divorce who stay out of court can get ahead financially by choosing the collaborative law divorce process. Unlike all the other divorce processes, collaborative law...
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Boomers: In your next relationship just shack up
It used to be called living in sin. It is now socially acceptable and growing by leaps and bounds among boomers. Shacking up is a popular alternative to marriage and divorce, even a nice...
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Do’s and Don’ts for Boomers Living in Sin
After a divorce, many Baby Boomers swear they will never marry again. Then they fall in love. In a previous post, Boomers: In your next relationship just shack up, I listed the financial incentives...
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Post-Divorce Checklist: 6 Steps for Financial Peace of Mind
The divorce agreement is signed and the final legal bills have been paid. After the long period of uncertainty and stress, this should be the time to breathe a sigh of relief and be done. Right? Well,...
View ArticleWhat’s different about your money after divorce?
Managing your money after divorce often feels like uncharted territory. Developing changed habits is the key to making the most of every penny in your new post-divorce lifestyle — and here’s why. In...
View ArticleHow to Start a Budget after Divorce: Your 60-second Post-Divorce Budget Bootcamp
If I say the word “budget”, how does it make you feel? Having a plan and purpose for every penny gives you complete control — and here’s why that’s so important after divorce. In today’s episode of...
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