Divorce & Money

AUDIENCE FOR BOOK:

• people considering or dealing with a divorce, who seek a clear grasp of the legal and financial realities of ending a marriage need this book, including:

• divorcing spouses that want information about property division and alimony.

• divorcing spouses that want to better understand their legal rights and responsibilities.

• divorcing spouses that want to learn how to make informed financial decisions during a divorce, and • the book is especially helpful for people who aren’t accustomed to dealing with finances or who may not know how to go about gathering financial information—especially those with a financially sophisticated spouse.

REASONS TO BUY THIS NEW EDITION:

Between 2012 and 2014, there were almost 2.5 million divorces in the U.S.-(Source: CDC / National Center for Health Statistics)

2014 – 813,862 divorces in the US (3.2 divorces per 1000 individuals)

2013 – 832,157 divorces in the US (3.3 divorces per 1000 individuals)

2012 – 851,000 divorces in the US (3.4 divorces per 1000 individuals)

• The authors take complicated legal and financial subjects and make them easy to understand.

• Readers will come away with a better understanding of their legal rights and the financial aspects of divorce, including how courts value and divide property, how to determine support and alimony, how to deal with taxes and divorce, how to negotiate a comprehensive financial settlement, and how to achieve financial stability after a divorce.

• There is a chapter dedicated to getting help from legal and financial experts, including when you might need an expert, where to find one, what to look for, and what sorts of questions to ask.