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Benefits of Working with a Forensic Accountant

In the context of divorce, a forensic accountant investigates the marital assets to appropriately evaluate their complete financial picture. This aids the court in determining a more just and fair settlement for the parties.

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

The window of opportunity for referrals from previous clients

When I sat down to write this month’s article, the intended title had nothing to do with your ability to generate ongoing referrals from previous clients, or any “window of opportunity” thereof.

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8 Reasons to Work with a Divorce Informed Financial Planner

Many women facing divorce, as well as their attorneys, decide to work with divorce financial advisors. Adding a financial planner’s expertise to the divorce team provides key assistance in preparing a case for litigation or mediation in Arizona cases. 

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

Certifiable (more than others!)

Many attorneys haven’t worked with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® before, and so they wonder: What’s the difference?

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

A cautionary tale

A cautionary tale In each of these articles, I tell you a story about how I help women with the financial side of divorce. That’s usually the case. This time, it isn’t.

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

Mediation Computation

Confession: I was looking up words that rhyme with “mediation” in my search for a title to this little article, in which I’m about to describe how I help divorcing women, and their attorneys, with the financial side of the process.

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

Can I help you grow your practice?

That’s a bold question: Can I help you grow your practice? It’s bold, because some attorneys assume the opposite, that I will somehow reduce their revenue or income.

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Things You Need To Do To Financially Prepare For Divorce

Things you NEED to do to Financially Prepare for Divorce

Julie had the honor of being a guest for a second time on See the Upside Podcast! In this episode, Julie goes into more depth on how to prepare financially for a separation or divorce. Follow the link below to listen to the podcast!

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

After-the-fact facts

After-the-fact facts: Some family-law attorneys ask me if I help my clients after the divorce is finalized. The others should. It’s an important question.

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Life Spans – Bridge Divorce Strategies Newsletter

None of her business?

Listen to this one: I recently worked on a divorce case in which the separating couple had agreed to bring in a neutral business valuation analyst, to help ascertain what the husband’s business was worth, in order to craft an equitable settlement that would include spousal maintenance. That’s a smart, prudent, and commendable move.

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