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DIVORCE CLARITY: START to FINISH.
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After college, I spent a year skiing before heading to business school. Two years later, with my MBA in hand, I began working at a commodity trading firm. Over the next 28 years, I built a life, got married, and started a family. But, after many years of marriage, I wanted out.
What I didn't expect was how grueling the divorce process would be - emotionally, mentally, and financially. I was mostly shocked by the financial blindness of our legal system and the lack of financial knowledge from mediators, attorneys, arbitrators, and judges. It became painfully clear that while these professionals were trained in the law, they were not 'money' people - and money becomes complex during a divorce. There are lasting implications to dividing assets and debts - as well as paying or receiving support - and these implications play out over time and often include sophisticated tax consequences.
Make no mistake - divorce is a high-stakes transaction that you are forced to navigate during one of life's most emotionally destabilizing times. That's not a great combination. Still, decisions made during the divorce process will determine your financial future - for better or worse - and for many years to come. Mistakes often cannot be undone - and worse, those mistakes compound as time clicks by.
So, why do people going through the most pivitol financial transaction of their life casually hand over their financials to their divorce attorney? THAT is the million dollar question.
Attorneys and judges are trained in the law - not finance. Yet, these are the very people influencing the shape of your financial future. That alone should give anyone pause.
A legally sound agreement is not the same as a financially sound one. To protect yourself, you need both: an attorney to protect your legal rights and a financial exert skilled in the intricacies of divorce to ensure that you understand the long-term financial implications of every decision you make. This becomes even more critical when you're dealing with a high-conflict spouse. I’ve seen too many people - emotionally exhausted - agree to terms in mediation just to end the process - only to deeply regret it later when they are forced to live with those decisions for the rest of their life. Divorce is already painful. Don’t let it also become a financial mistake.
My credentials include 28+ years in the financial services industry, an MBA, several certifications, including a CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®), Family Mediation, and Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School. But, my most valuable qualification? Navigating a high-conflict divorce of my own. I lived it - the emotional chaos, the confusion, and the fear - and I am passionate about using my experience to pay it forward.
How can you negotiate the rest of your life without knowing exactly where you financially stand currently - and then running that movie forward?
You can't.
And that's exactly why I'm here.
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