How to Handle Joint Accounts During a Divorce
Description of Joint Accounts Joint accounts are commonly used by couples to handle their finances together. These accounts can be convenient for paying shared expenses…
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Why Your Post-Divorce Budget Shouldn’t Rely on Child Support
No amount of money can replace time with your children, so though we all know how expensive children can be, most mothers and fathers negotiate…
The Second Saturday Divorce Document Checklist
A Comprehensive List of Documents You Need to Prepare for Your Divorce One of the primary purposes of your divorce settlement is to divide your…
Educate Yourself About Divorce
The decision to get a divorce will be one of the biggest and most consequential choices of your life. Your divorce will directly impact your…
How to Save Your Business in a Divorce When You Didn’t Have Time to Plan
Your marriage is coming to an end, and on top of the emotional event, your business could be in jeopardy too. You’ve spent years of…
How Much Do I Need to Save for a Divorce?
For many women, the realization that a marriage is failing is a long, agonizing road. Oftentimes, a woman will know the truth in her heart…
What Divorce After 50 Means For Your Retirement
The National Center for Family and Marriage Released a surprising study that showed divorce rates between adults 50 and older have doubled between 1990 and…
From Two Incomes to One – What’s Going to Change After Divorce
One of the biggest benefits of marriage is that it often increases a couple’s financial stability as they combine their incomes and enjoy the savings…
How to Talk to Your Children About the Financial Realities of Divorce
You want to give your children everything their hearts desire, but after a divorce, your financial situation is likely to face major strains. While you…
Five Unique Challenges of a “Gray Divorce”
If you are over the age of 50 and have decided that it’s time to finally unshackle yourself from the old “ball and chain,” you…
What Does a Certified Divorce Financial Planner Do?
Divorce is an emotional rollercoaster, but at its core, it is also a financial transaction. You are not only unwinding your emotional life, but also…
What to Do When Your Spouse Makes Divorce Threats
Gathering up the courage to ask for a divorce is hard. Things can get even harder if your spouse resists or starts threatening to take…
How to Improve Your Credit Score Before a Divorce and Why It’s Important
After your divorce, your credit score can go a long way toward making your transition a little easier or a lot more difficult. Your credit…
Five Things You Need to Know About Filing Your Taxes After a Divorce
If you are either in the process of getting divorced or got divorced last year, then you may be facing a totally different tax situation…
What If We Can’t Sell Our House After a Divorce?
My husband and I bought an aging farmhouse in rural Ohio at the top of the market. Almost ten years later, housing prices in our…
How to Get the House in Your Name After a Divorce
If you want to keep your house after your divorce, you are taking on a big financial challenge! If you are like most Americans, your…
Should You Keep the House If You Divorce After 60?
You have an emotional connection to your home, especially if you have lived there for many years and raised a family within its walls. If…
Are You Eligible for Spousal Support (Alimony) After Your Divorce?
When Amber walked down the aisle eight years ago, she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with Marcus. After their…
Should I Keep the House?
Divorce can shake you to your very foundations. Everything changes, and many people want to cling to the house as the only stability they find in a shifting world.
Whether keeping the house is your best option depends on many different factors. Here are what you need to consider in making that important decision.
The Kids Are Just Fine
How much do parents need to worry that divorce will have a long term negative effect on their children? Fortunately, far less than you think. Research shows that the vast majority of children weather divorce safely.
How to Divide Major Assets During Divorce
Determining how to split your shared assets in a divorce can be tricky. Our possessions hold emotional value as well as market value. If you…
Five Ways Your Family Can Help You Save Money After Your Divorce
Divorce can be financially devastating divorce for women. Despite our continued push to raise the glass ceiling, the truth is that men are far more…
Understanding Social Security Survivor Benefits After Divorce
There are huge Social Security benefits women can receive if they were married to their husbands for at least ten years before their divorce. When…
Divorce Asset Division: Keep It, Divide It, or Sell It?
When you sit down across the negotiating table with your spouse, the two of you need to figure out a fair and equitable way to…
Should I Keep the House After Divorce for the Sake of the Kids?
Getting a divorce might be the right thing to do, but it will have a big effect on your children’s lives, creating uncertainty and possibly…
Why Your Friend’s Divorce Took Two Years
As hard as it is to admit, you know that your marriage is heading toward divorce. As the realization sets in, it’s time to start…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing for Divorce
Your “I do” has turned into “I don’t.” When you walked down the aisle, you envisioned a life of permanent marital bliss, but reality has…
Uniting, Helping, and Healing Communities Across The Nation
It’s a matter of trust. Divorce can be one of life’s most difficult transitions, emotionally, legally and financially. And, with infidelity being one of the top…
Ginita Wall on Real Talk San Diego
Second Saturday co-founder Ginita Wall talks about the divorce workshop on Real Talk San Diego. She is joined by Second Saturday Leader Alisa Kerr.
What Does Divorce Really Cost?
Women considering divorce know what they’re getting out of, but need an advisor’s help to understand what they’re getting into. From the November 2016 issue…