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How Mediation Can Help You Avoid 7 Big Financial Divorce Mistakes
Eric Sandberg wrote, “Seven Big Post-Divorce Money Mistakes” for Fox Business. The following are the ways mediation can help you avoid those mistakes. 1. If your mortgage or credit card is in both parties’ names, then your lender will sue both of you if it’s not paid. Your Agreement should address which of you will…
Read MoreThe New Generation – A Friendly Divorce is Not an Oxymoron
The current generation of young couples, Generation X, is the generation of children of divorced parents. Increasingly, these young couples are making different choices as the generation who come from divorced parents. They want to do better or somehow not make the same mistakes their parents made. When I was doing research for another blog…
Read MoreShould Alimony be Predictable?
There are child support guidelines so that parents can determine the amount of money each must contribute for the purpose of raising their child. The law dictates how the numbers to be plugged into the formula should be calculated. When special needs or circumstances exist, the law provides for deviation from the formula so that…
Read MoreHelp for Upside Down Mortgages
So many of the couples who I’ve been working with lately are finding themselves upside down on their mortgages. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, being ‘upside down’ means that you owe more to the lender on your mortgage than your home is currently worth. The refrain I often hear is…
Read MoreThe 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Divorce
DIVORCE DO’S Get educated—empower yourself to make your own decisions. Stay focused on what’s important. Don’t spend thousands to save $100. Be generous with your actions and decisions regarding your children. If you are flexible and reasonable, you will get through this difficult stage of your life and begin to transition into your next chapter. Eventually…
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