When you’re going through a divorce, hiring a divorce financial planner seems like one more expense you honestly don’t need. If you’re like most people, you probably assume that you have enough common sense to figure out your finances yourself. With your divorce expenses mounting, divorce financial planning seems like a luxury you can do […]
7 Tips to Help You Control the Cost of Your Divorce
When you’re locked in mortal combat with your spouse and money is flying out the door to pay for the battle faster than a military jet, it may seem that there is no way to control the cost of your divorce. Divorce lawyers typically charge $150 – $500 per hour, or more. The cost of […]
How to Get a Divorce Without Breaking the Bank
Let’s face it. Divorce is expensive. Not only do you have to pay court costs and legal fees, but you are also likely to be racking up therapy bills too. Add that to the cost of establishing a second household, plus all of the hidden costs of divorce (moving, selling your home, taxes, separate health […]
How to Keep the Cost of Divorce Low When Your Spouse Wants to Fight
Everybody knows that the best way to keep the cost of divorce low is to settle all of your issues amicably and stay out of court. That is hardly breaking news. But, what do you do if you are having trouble settling your case yourself? What happens if your spouse is being totally unreasonable, or if […]
Top 10 Divorce Blog Posts
The New Year is a time for reflection, and, as I reflect on what’s been happening in the world of divorce over the past year, I am overwhelmed by the amount of amazing information that has become available! If you are going through a divorce, thinking about divorce, or dealing with the aftermath of divorce, you […]
The Top 5 Hidden Costs of Divorce
One of the reasons many people hesitate to get divorced is that getting divorced isn’t cheap. But while everyone knows that divorce lawyers are expensive and that it takes more to support two households than one, most people vastly underestimate what divorce really costs. Why? Because there are hidden costs of divorce that most people […]
Going Through an Ugly Divorce: You Can Win the Battle and Still Lose the War
When you’re going through a divorce, there are a million different ways you can make it ugly. You start by hiring the most aggressive trial lawyer you can find. Then you give that lawyer free rein to engage in every dirty trick in the book. You go to court early and often. You air all […]