There is often a question as to how much income is reported, and more importantly, what is the available, document-able (is that a word?) income that will be available for spousal support/alimony as well as child support. The good news is, you are a fully functioning member of your family’s Joint IRS form 1040 Tax Return. You are entitled to order a copy of your … Continue reading See your Family Tax Return Transcripts
First of all: DON’T combine QDRO’s. It seems like such an innocuous, money saving measure. Go along to get along. You’re no longer married and it seems like we should be done with these things. Who knew we have to cooperate to get your QDRO completed. I met with client today whose now ex-husband gave her an Excel spreadsheet in which he had done the … Continue reading Combining QDRO’s
I had a paddle boarding date last weekend, a lovely man, but I don’t think we were a fit–despite a stellar day on the water. He was introspective, and a man who looked at life and people as tenderly as I’d seen in awhile. Here’s an observation, he was a good provider. They raised two kids together and both went off to college etc. In … Continue reading Saver and Spender – Who Is Who?
How do we know how much we need (or will need) to come out ahead at the end of the month? When I am sitting down with a new client, she often asks this question, followed by something about not knowing, or thinking they spend too much, or don’t make enough. There have often been voices in her life saying that she “spends too much” … Continue reading A Spending Plan – Gathering your data
Okay, I have a long history with renting cars–or rather, my lack of a credit card, post-divorce, and the inability to rent a car using traditional rental companies kind of experience. Enterprise Rent-a-Car was the only company that would let me use my lowly debit card. They would always take $300 cash out of my account as a deposit, but I’d do whatever it took … Continue reading Rental Cars While Traveling
When we were young, we were told by our mother’s to always use the “buddy-system” to keep ourselves safe. It could have been a sibling or a friend, so long as there was someone with you, our parents thought the likelihood of our safety and well-being was increased. Last weekend, I sat with a group of women, some old friends and some new. There was … Continue reading A Woman’s “Buddy-System” for Divorce
A friend of mine called the other day to tell me that she and her wonderful boyfriend were going to move in together after about a year. After all, they spent all their free time together already. She was quite glow-y and happy, but then I asked what she thought about the possibility of discontinuation of her spousal support. Queue the screech of a ’70’s … Continue reading A Cohabitation Pre-nup. Really?
Today I had a phone call with a young client who is divorcing. I am helping her with her own SEP and she had emailed me to say that her spouse was “not willing to share” some stock that he currently owned. She continued, “I had to give in in other financial areas just to try to expedite the process.” Oh, how I recognize those … Continue reading The smallest price to pay for the rest of my life…
“Success has its satisfactions” September 8, 1994 – “Real estate developer Erin Weidner* of East Layton absolutely loves her job and doesn’t feel the least bit guilty about not being a full-time mother. In fact, she doesn’t understand a lot of the complaints of other working women. “I’d love to see more women avail themselves to the opportunities that are out there,” said Weidner. The … Continue reading Willing To Do What It Takes
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