Divorce and Finances
What If I Don’t Trust My Spouse to Be Transparent with Finances? Is Collaborative Practice a Good Option for Me? Part 3
By Shawn Weber, CLS-F Read Part 1 and Part 2 Real-Life Scenario: How Collaborative Financial Disclosure Works Consider a hypothetical couple: John and Jane. John manages most of the family’s finances. Jane has a rough idea of their budget but isn’t fully aware of all investments and accounts. As they head toward divorce, Jane worries…
Read MoreWhat If I Don’t Trust My Spouse to Be Transparent with Finances? Is Collaborative Practice a Good Option for Me? Part 2
By Shawn Weber, CLS-F Read Part 1 HERE Structured Information Gathering and Disclosure Protocols Collaborative Practice doesn’t just rely on people willingly sharing financial data to ensure financial transparency. (People tend to share more in Collaborative Practice than in traditional litigation.) Instead, the Collaborative team will insist on structured protocols for disclosure. These protocols typically…
Read MoreWhat If I Don’t Trust My Spouse to Be Transparent with Finances? Is Collaborative Practice a Good Option for Me? Part 1
By Shawn Weber, CLS-F Introduction Divorce is inherently challenging—especially when finances are involved. Questions about money often spark the most anxiety as they cut to the core of people’s futures. Collaborative Practice (also known as Collaborative Divorce) can be a great option if you don’t quite trust your spouse to tell the truth about money.…
Read MoreWhy I Believe In Collaborative Divorce
By Scott Levin I was collaboratively trained in 2013 after I heard about it while I was in a training session in LA for mediation and a couple of people were talking about it. The experience I had training for collaborative was interesting and there were a lot of people at the training. During the…
Read MorePutting Your Finances in Order Before Your Divorce – Join Us for Divorce Options(TM) San Diego Workshop, February 5
Your finances play a big role in your divorce. Make sure you understand what you will need for your divorce and why. Join us on February 5 to learn how a Financial Specialist can help you. Learn more about our workshops and RSVP here.
Read MoreCredit Cards and Divorce: Who’s Responsible
Divorce brings many daunting and exhausting questions to try to answer, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Let me tell you why. When you choose the collaborative divorce process over a court litigated divorce, you and your spouse will have access to a team of experts, such as a neutral financial advisor, mental…
Read MoreFinancially Preparing for Divorce
Getting a divorce is stressful both emotionally and financially. There is no doubt about it! There are so many “plates” to keep spinning at the same time, but did you know when you use a collaborative divorce process, you and your spouse are surrounded by a team of experts that are willing to help you…
Read MoreDivorce and Your Finances
Divorce is often the biggest financial transaction of your life. What to do with the house? How to divide retirement accounts? What about college? How to pay the bills? Divorce often results in a decreased standard of living for everyone involved, at least for the short term. In addition, you are making these decisions under…
Read MoreHow a Financial Specialist Can Help You Through Your Divorce – Join Us for Divorce Options San Diego Workshop, March 6
If you are going through a divorce it’s important to understand how a financial specialist can help you. Join us on March 6 to learn how important a financial specialist is to your divorce. Learn more about our workshops and RSVP here.
Read MoreDivorcing in the Month of Love
February is the month of love. Do you have concern about divorce process? Collaborative San Diego can help you, contact us today at (858) 472-4022 to schedule a consultation! But what if love is lost? What if instead of falling in love, or being in love, you are facing the end of love or the…
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