Financial Divorce Planning
 
Financial consequences of a divorce can be devastating. But with proper planning and guidance, you can increase your chances of arriving at a settlement that addresses your long-term financial needs - and your spouse's too. Laurine is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and will work with you individually or together as a couple, to arrive at a clearer view of your financial future.
 
Laurine takes a careful look at the financial issues in a divorce such as division of assets, tax consequences, basis in property, division of retirement plans and much more. She prepares financial projections that forecast the short-term and long-term financial effects of a divorce settlement. By providing you with so much information, she enables you to make more informed decisions about your final settlement and feel more confident about your situation. And that will give you a clearer vision of your future.
Benefits to working with Laurine during your divorce process include:
  • Understanding what it is you want to achieve in the divorce proceedings
  • Saving you time by having a financial analysis conducted early in the divorce process
  • Saving you money during the divorce process by helping you understand complicated financial issues
  • Helping you avoid long-term financial pitfalls related to divorce agreements
  • Assisting in developing detailed household budgets to help avoid post-divorce financial struggles
  • Helping you explore questions such as: Who will keep the house? Should we sell the house? What are the financial implications of selling the house? How can you best split the retirement asset? What is a reasonable alimony? Are the children's interests considered?