Divorce—Home Appraisal vs. Home Inspection

A home inspection isn’t just for a potential home buyer.  Divorcing couples have tended to rely on appraisals to determine the value of their home.  Appraisals focus on the value with comparable properties. Appraisers don’t take into account the repairs a home may need that can lower its value.  Home inspectors would include this information […]

Premarital Debt

Everyone who is getting married should have a Prenuptial (Prenup) Agreement—no matter how much or how little you have.  It is very important that this agreement should not only list both of your assets but also both of your debts.  In the event of a divorce, you don’t want to be responsible for your spouse’s premarital […]

Successful Women

Successful career women who are the breadwinners in their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to get a divorce than ones who aren’t, a 25-year study shows.  The access to money makes it far easier to make it on their own. Bruised male egos could also play a part in the divorce.  Researchers found […]

Un-Divorced

Sometimes a couple decides that a long separation is financially prudent and easier emotionally.  For some, it becomes a way of life.  Some couples live apart in separate homes and some continue to live together—in order to avoid an ugly divorce and maintain the status quo.  The financial collapse has encouraged people not to rush into divorce. Warren Buffet, […]

Borrowing Money

Borrowing money from friends or family is a mistake.  If you can’t pay back the money they have loaned you,  you could ruin your relationship with them. If you have no other choice but to ask a friend or relative for a loan, make sure the loan doesn’t put a hardship on them. If the loan is for over $10,000, the […]

Divorce Advice

On June 24, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

The definitive source of information on divorce is my eBook “The Divorce Survival Guide for Women” @www.preparefordivorce.com. It is chock-full of divorce advice, divorce  information, and divorce strategies for everyone—even if a divorce isn’t in the cards for them!

Joint Tax Return

When you are a newlywed, the opportunity to file a joint tax return may sound romantic.  And when one spouse has relatively high income while the other has little or none, it can even save taxes. But for couples who are splitting up, but not yet divorced or legally separated before the end of the […]

Divorce Cost Anaylsis

In a divorce it is easy to get caught up in the emotion of it and make decisions from your heart and not your head.  Try not to do this.  You will make costly mistakes—we all do. Keep your eye on the ball and stay focused on getting the divorce finished as quickly as possible, with […]