Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce | 
 enlarge | Authors: Violet Woodhouse CFP Attorney, Dale Fetherling
Publisher: NOLO
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 33644
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9
Pages: 520
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 1413309186
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.7301664
EAN: 9781413309188
ASIN: 1413309186
Publication Date: January 7, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Anger and hurt tend to figure strongly in divorce, hand-in-hand with resentment, sadness, and fear about your future. And more often than not, these emotional woes all coalesce under the banner of money. Nolo Press is known for its thorough research and user-friendly approach to legal matters, and its book on Divorce and Money is up to its usual high standards of quality. "Think financially--act legally," the folks at Nolo say, and they explain how to do so, in detailed and practical terms, for joint accounts and hidden assets, gifts and insurance, alimony and retirement benefits, marital property and the IRS, net worth and what to do about the house. They also discuss where to seek professional help, how to keep proper records and assemble the facts, why the financial issues are so sticky, in what ways you're at risk, and how to reduce the stress and avoid the bad scenes, when possible. A life-saver of a reference book for when you're at your most vulnerable and disorganized, Divorce & Money offers practical and proactive advice to help you protect yourself and safeguard your financial future. --Stephanie Gold
Product Description
Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible.
When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes?
Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering decisions. It covers how to:
decide whether to keep or sell the house
protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards
avoid tax problems
handle alimony and child support
divide debts fairly
avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially
reduce risks to your investments
understand how a court evaluates assets
gain financial stability as a single person
The fully updated 9th edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus an expanded checklist of necessary post-divorce actions.
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 The best of them all September 26, 2000
Josephine (Tulsa, OK United States)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
Divorce is about money, right? And this book will help you with all your financial questions regarding your budget, future planning, etc. And where has your spouse been hiding the money?? Find out! This book gives more tips on doing discovery than any other I've read. If you want a simpler book and want to let your attorney do everything (not recommended) try the Dollars and Sense of Divorce. But if you want the best reference there is, get Woodhouse's. I almost didn't get this one because of the price, but it's worth more than having 10 other books!
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BUY THIS BOOK November 12, 2000
41 out of 42 found this review helpful
Even though I have been separated a long while, I purchased my own copy of this book after browsing through a friends copy. It is truly a work of art. To me, it covers more than just money topics, but how to live through a very difficult time. It touches on so many areas, while always returning to the main topic of money. I really feel like the authors are talking to me, and not lecturing about facts and figures. A real user-friendly book! Forget emotions and get this book, even if you have to borrow the money!! You will get it back tenfold...
My new favorite book! July 12, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Okay I might be exagerating but I did love this book. A friend recommended it after my husband and I decide to "part ways." I accidently picked up the other book with the same title and was not so thrilled with all the Get A Attorney advice, but then I realized my mistake and got this version -- it's SO helpful. It almost took me by the hand and showed me how to be less emotional than I would be when making decisions affecting how to split our property and bills up, and how to figure out child support.
Take it from me, this is the best book February 21, 2006
BradinBoston (Boston)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
All the dueling reviews below would have you wonder about the quality of both "Divorce and Money" books, so as an experiment I got both. It's pretty clear that this book (Nolo's) is the better one, hands down. The difference was evident in just minutes. Everything's presented in easy to read verbiage, the charts are easy to use, and the forms and checklists were really handy. Helped me and my ex make the split easier than I expected, frankly. Thank you for this book!!
Comprehensive, clear place to start April 22, 2002
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Excellent book to begin examining the financial elements of divorce. A good resource to start with before seeing a financial advisor or lawyer.This book will at minimum prepare you for the difficulties ahead, at best, save you substantial financial expenditures.
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