7 Reasons Spouses, Partners Lie About Money
Ten years have passed, and Lisa*, now 60, still asks herself, Why didn’t I see it coming? At the time, she and her husband, Andrew, were living well: a spacious home in a Chicago suburb, overseas travel, a kid in private school.
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Retirement Income Summit: April 20-21, 2020 | Westin Chicago River North
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Yes, Divorces Can Cost a Lot, But There Are Ways to Save
We don’t have to tell you that divorce can be a painful, emotional process, exacerbated by drawn out, expensive legal proceedings. You’ve seen Marriage Story. There’s a reason why Laura Dern’s character (she played a divorce attorney) was so well-heeled. And yes, even in the best case scenarios, if both parties agree to all the terms, divorce can still take a toll on your savings. How much it costs to get a divorce varies pretty wildly due to individual circumstances like the state you live in, if you’re splitting up amicably, or working through a toxic relationship, and whether there are kids involved. Still, it can be helpful to know general price ranges and the major factors that affect the cost of divorce if you’ve found yourself in need of one.
Lili is speaking at National Conference Event in Atlanta
A Conference about Women for All Advisors: Pumping Up Your Niche
Many people say successful advisors in the future will have to have niche practices. Hear about the interesting client groups that these advisors service, and how that focus jump started their business.
How happy couples handle money
Divorce isn’t the happiest way to start the new year, but January is a common time for couples to split: It’s unofficially been dubbed “Divorce Month” in the legal community because of an uptick in divorce filings following the holidays, according to a 2016 study from the University of Washington.
Would you get divorced to save money?
There are plenty of reasons couples get divorced (these money mistakes are a common cause). But what if you could get divorced to save money? by Hanna Horvath Nov. 26, 2019
Avoid accidentally disinheriting your kids after you remarry
The rate of remarriage has dropped over time for all age groups except the 55-and-older crowd: 57% in 2013 vs. 42% in 1960. For those who remarry and want to make sure certain assets get passed on to kids from a previous marriage, the solution is estate planning.
Financial Infidelity – How To Protect Yourself?
It doesn’t matter if you are single and beginning a relationship, if you are in a long-term relationship, or if you are negotiating the breakup of a marriage–people often overlook the warning signals for the ways in which they might be taken advantage of financially.
Divorce is expensive, often ruinously so. You don’t need an expert to tell you that. However, an expert can help couples going through it to soften the blow.
Divorce Rates: Lower overall, higher for older couples
Sept. 7, 2019
Unbelievable! Divorce rates are down 40% from 1992 when there were 4.8 divorces for every 1,000 Americans. By 2017, that rate was only 2.9. However, divorce rates for older Americans have skyrocketed.
