The Financial Consequences of Divorce: Tips To Save Some Money Along The Way

A divorce can be rough financially as well as emotionally. Stephanie AuWerter, Editor of SmartMoney.com, has some tips for lessening the blow. Because divorce is such an emotional process, it can be difficult to focus on practical matters, like your finances. Don't go into a divorce without doing a little prep work.
"Lawyers are not cheap," says AuWerter. "Any work that you can do on your own dime, rather than your lawyer's dime, is going to save you some money."
The easiest thing you can do is get your financial paperwork in order before you see your lawyer...

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Create A System To Keep Files In Order For Divorce

Question: During our 21 years of marriage, I took care of our three children while my husband took care of the finances. When he left me this year, I had trouble organizing my records for my divorce case. Is there a secret to this?
Answer: Successful results in matrimonial cases are directly related to gathering and properly organizing information and records. I suggest that your first order of business should be to establish a system that makes sense to you. Once created, your system can be modified as your needs change. Keep all records and files in one central location so that if you must find something, you'll know where to look...

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Financial Survival for Divorced Women

Keep divorce from crushing your standard of living
According to recent statistics, divorce rates in the United States have dipped in recent years after peaking in the 1970s, but the rates of failed marriages still remain fairly high. Divorce isn’t just an emotional breakup; it involves serious financial issues that can have long-term consequences on a woman’s economic stability.
A woman’s standard of living plunges by at least 30% after a divorce, according to recent studies, so it’s important for divorcées to get a grip on their finances both during and after a divorce if she wants to survive the process intact...

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Who Gets Custody of the Dog Is Complicated, "hotly contested"

When couples split up these days, a matter every bit as intense as who keeps the house or plasma TV is increasingly being slammed onto the table for discussion: Who gets the pets?

Joint custody, sole custody with visitation, no ongoing relationship at all or splitting the pets between partners are all up for consideration, as are who pays expenses for the animal (no matter who has custody) and what happens if the custodial caregiver becomes incapacitated or links up with someone who hates dogs...

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