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Navigating Financial Transitions: Approaches for a Smooth Transition

The divorce process begins with a period of transition where expenses still need to be shared, followed by the need to establish new services and accounts in separate names. This includes setting up...

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Post-Divorce Budget Planning

While it is always important to build a budget, it’s essential when you go through a significant financial change like one that follows a divorce. Budgets should include everything from necessary,...

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Co-Parenting & Gift Giving: Answering Your Top Questions

Divorce can be a difficult time for you and an even more challenging time for your kids. Most children crave consistency, naturally respond positively to rituals, and can be distressed when their...

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How to divide non-retirement investments in your divorce

While the goal of every divorce is a fair and equitable division of overall assets, the specific portfolio of that division is unique in every divorce. Most divorce professionals will build a...

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How to file taxes before your divorce is finalized

If you are currently contemplating a divorce or going through the process of a divorce, you are likely learning more than you ever expected. From understanding how to complete household tasks...

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The Child Tax Credit in 2021

If taxes aren’t confusing enough, the Child Tax Credit will change substantially in 2021, impacting 2020 filings and beyond. These changes will add complexity to filing for couples going through a...

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Summer Travel for the Newly Divorced

If you are newly divorced, you’ve probably noticed that many aspects of life no longer look the same. From holidays, to gatherings with friends, to vacations, your post-divorce experiences are...

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What is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)?

Divorce will introduce you to a whole new set of legal and financial terminology, as well as acronyms. Understanding the processes, steps, and orders are essential to having a successful financial...

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Buying a Home in the Midst of a Divorce

Managing living arrangements during a divorce is tough and is typically the first item on the to-do-list as a divorce moves forward.  Determining who is going to keep the house, where someone is...

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Part 2: Top Spousal and Child Support Questions: An Interview with Rachel Anderson, Family Law Attorney

In part one of this post, we introduced Rachel Anderson, family attorney at Anderson Allen, LLC. Rachel works with divorcing couples in Colorado and has experience in all types of family law...

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