Fair Share Divorce for Women, Second Edition: The Definitive Guide to Creating a Winning Solution

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Macmillan, 2007 M03 6 - 368 pages

More than 1.1 million women are actively involved in divorce each year and all need solid financial advice to help make this transition less painful. In Fair Share Divorce for Women, Second Edition, Certified Financial Planner Kathleen Miller has created a comprehensive guide to help you completely integrate all the financial aspects of your divorce into a personalized and sound financial plan.

This completely revised and expanded second edition includes updated statistics, recent case studies that reflect modern marriages, complete indexing, and a comprehensive appendix of resources. Kathleen Miller has added new topics and chapters, including:

-Current economic impacts on retirement and benefits planning
-Dealing with a disparity of earnings post-divorce
-Career planning and maintenance strategies business valuation
-Succession long-term care and other insurance provisions
-Child support and parenting plans
-Pre-and post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements

Grounded in the experiences of her more than 3,000 clients, Kathleen Miller's advice is clear and concise. Fair Share Divorce for Women , Second Edition will offer you the guidance and support you need to safeguard your marital assets, and will empower you to take control of your divorce and financial future.

 

Contents

What Should You Do First?
1
The Five Emotional Stages of Divorce
11
Depression
18
How to Choose the Divorce Process That Best Suits You
33
The Financial Implications of Contemporary Relationships
49
Living with Change Does Not Mean Dealing
71
What Determines the Cost of the Divorce?
81
The Budget Process
123
Divorced Women Pensions and Avoiding Poverty in
197
Retirement Benefits Are Not What They Used to Be How to Value a Pen
216
Insurance Housing Debt and Estate Planning
219
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Reviewing Your Insurance Needs
236
Women and Investing
243
Some Final Thoughts
261
LongTerm Marriage and Divorce
295
The Role of the Career Specialist in Divorce
319

Budgeting Session One Budgeting Session Two Budgeting Session
152
A New Era Deserves
159
Old and New
176
What Will Postdivorce Life Be Like? Sale of the Family ResidenceAre
187
Glossary
325
Resources
331
Index
339
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KATHLEEN MILLER is a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst who has helped women protect and grow their financial assets for twenty-five years. She initially self-published Fair Share Divorce for Women and its success led to this revised second edition. She is the owner and president of Miller Advisors, Inc., an investment advisory firm in Kirkland, Washington.

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