Divorce and Money : How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce (Divorce and Money)

While divorce is rarely a simple affair, you can make splitting up less hazardous to your financial health. Give yourself a head start with Divorce & Money, the practical guide to evaluating and dividing assets during divorce.

Divorce & Money explains how to determine the real value of marital property—such as houses, businesses, retirement plans and investments—and how to negotiate a settlement. Step-by-step, the book shows you 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

· reduce risks to your investments

· avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially

· understand how a court evaluates assets and what they’re really worth

· gain financial stability as a single person

The 6th edition includes a new chapter on how to value stock options and insurance policies. It also provides revised worksheets, charts, formulas and tables.