Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce - Softcover

Woodhouse CFP Attorney, Violet; Fetherling, Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413313140 ISBN 13: 9781413313147

Publisher: NOLO, 2011

Synopsis

Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible.

When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes?

Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering decisions. It covers how to:

decide whether to keep or sell the house

protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards

avoid tax problems

handle alimony and child support

divide debts fairly

avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially

reduce risks to your investments

understand how a court evaluates assets

gain financial stability as a single person

The fully updated 10th edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus new information on dealing with credit problems, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and the other varied effects of divorcing in a down economy.

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Review:

Anger and hurt tend to figure strongly in divorce, hand-in-hand with resentment, sadness, and fear about your future. And more often than not, these emotional woes all coalesce under the banner of money. Nolo Press is known for its thorough research and user-friendly approach to legal matters, and its book on Divorce and Money is up to its usual high standards of quality. "Think financially--act legally," the folks at Nolo say, and they explain how to do so, in detailed and practical terms, for joint accounts and hidden assets, gifts and insurance, alimony and retirement benefits, marital property and the IRS, net worth and what to do about the house. They also discuss where to seek professional help, how to keep proper records and assemble the facts, why the financial issues are so sticky, in what ways you're at risk, and how to reduce the stress and avoid the bad scenes, when possible. A life-saver of a reference book for when you're at your most vulnerable and disorganized, Divorce & Money offers practical and proactive advice to help you protect yourself and safeguard your financial future. --Stephanie Gold

From the Publisher:

All the information you need to split your assets, easily and fairly

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1413313140
• ISBN 13: 9781413313147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 529