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Read MoreImagine how a CPA and tax expert, like me, cringes when she hears people who are not tax experts, casually tossing around tax “advice.” Yup. I’m talking about family law attorneys. Let me count the ways...
Read MoreHere’s a financial vocabulary word that many women facing divorce don’t understand: “fungible.” It means that items are basically interchangeable in value.
Read MoreIn my last newsletter, I addressed the topic of the AFI: the Affidavit of Financial Information. More specifically, I addressed it from the point of view of a woman facing divorce, and the challenges that she (and by extension, you) face when trying to complete it.
Read MoreOne of my attorney clients once told me, “The AFI, hands down, is the most important thing you can help with.”
Read MoreI’m a numbers person. As an attorney, I’ll guess that you’re not. (One of my attorney clients told me, in a moment of candor, “When I went to law school, they promised me there wouldn’t be any math!”)
Read MoreAs an attorney, sometimes you’re handed a no-brainer case, almost like a gift. On the surface, this Jane Doe story will seem like one of those. Which begs the question: Why did Jane’s attorney, in this story, call on me?
Read MoreWhile this is certainly a “Jane Doe story,” I was actually hired as a neutral in this case. It’s one of these stories whose details will make your eyes glaze over. That’s exactly what it did to Jane’s attorney.
Read MoreJane had been married for 15 years, when her husband, a successful professional, hit her out of the blue with divorce papers. As his practice had grown, he decided it was time to “upgrade” his wife.
Read MoreJane is in her late fifties. She’s been a stay-at-home mom forever, with no marketable skills or recent education. Her son is in his late teens.
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