Two years to sanity
It typically takes about two years to get over the death of a loved one. A divorce is similar. Whether you’d initiated the proceedings or were completely blind-sided, divorce marks the death of the marriage.
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The costliest-and most common-AFI errors
In this issue, I’d like to discuss the biggest, most common mistakes I see in “completed” AFIs. Fixing these, mind you, comes with lots of benefits for you.
Read MoreWill my ex- get the money I inherited?
Money that you—or he—inherit is automatically classified as “separate” property. So is money that’s awarded to you from a lawsuit. So what’s yours is yours, and what’s his is his. Simple, right? Nope.
Read MoreI’ll help you invoice sooner
Oh. Have I got your attention? I thought that that headline would do it. Sure, it’s a bold claim. It’s also 100-percent true. Allow me to explain.
Read MoreAre you over-taxing your clients?
This might seem like a silly question. “Are you over-taxing your clients?” You’re not a tax collector. You’re not the IRS. You’re a family-law attorney. And no, I’m not talking about “taxing” in the figurative sense, like “putting a burden on them.” I’m talking about good old-fashioned death-and-taxes taxes.
Read More“Can you take all these numbers off my plate for me?”
Divorcing women typically approach me with what you might call the Three Big Questions: What do we have? What do we owe? How much will I get?
Read MoreDivorce finance isn’t a DIY project
I see it all the time. Family-law attorneys opt to bring me in to a case, as a financial expert, only when they “hit a wall” on something specialized, far downstream in the case. For everything else, they’ve “seen it all,” and “done it before,” and so all of that “basic” stuff is regarded as a do-it-yourself or DIY project.
Read MoreDivorce is just the beginning…
Well, that certainly sounds ominous, doesn’t it? “Divorce is just the beginning.” Of what? Something better? Something worse? It could, actually be either. It’s a choice. And it’s up to you.
Read More“What do you charge to handle my divorce?”
What do I charge for my services to help you navigate the financial side of divorce? How much will it cost you to get a pro?
Read MoreRemote control
As a family-law attorney, I know you like to get a sense of closure when you wrap up a divorce case. Once you get the decree, you’re ready, mentally, to move on to other cases.
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