| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 138 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Marriage, finance, and divorce -- Spending profiles -- Savers -- Spenders -- Savers, spenders, and conflict -- Risk profiles -- Risk profiles and conflict -- Spending profiles, risk profiles, and divorce -- Professional help -- The right professional in eight easy steps -- The language of separation and divorce -- Custody -- Support -- Child support -- Spousal support (alimony) -- From separation to divorce: an overview of the process -- Separation -- The anatomy of the divorce process -- Filing for divorce -- Settlement negotiations -- Settlement -- Divorce decree -- Divorce: the five models, their advantages, and their consequences -- Traditional divorce -- Mediated divorce -- Arbitrated divorce -- Collaborative divorce -- Do-it-yourself divorce -- Considerations for selecting a divorce model -- Abuse-motivated separation -- Trial separation -- Forced separation -- Mutually agreed separation -- Your money issues -- Net worth statement -- Your assets, or what you own -- Your liabilities, or what you owe -- Cash flow statement -- Income categories -- Expenses -- Into the future -- Future expenses -- Future income -- Go with the flow -- To keep the house or not to keep the house: that is the question -- Don't forget your other assets -- Pensions -- Registered retirement investments -- Dividing liabilities -- Emergency funds -- Protecting yourself and your loved ones -- Powers of attorney -- Wills -- Beneficiary designations -- The value of a career -- Insurance -- Home (or property) insurance -- Life insurance -- Disability insurance -- Critical illness insurance -- Long-term care insurance. |
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Separation agreement considerations and separation preparedness -- Protection for children -- Special expenses -- Children's education -- Parenting plans -- Spousal protection -- Starting over: your new financial world -- Financial planning considerations -- Debt reduction -- Savings -- Investments -- Risk management -- Beneficiary designations -- Power of attorney -- Will -- Marriage or cohabitation agreement -- Children and your cash flow -- Remarriage preparedness -- Marriage contracts/prenuptial agreements/cohabitation agreements -- Frequently asked questions -- What if there is no agreement? -- Incoming assets -- Matrimonial home -- Gifts, inheritances, and insurance settlements -- Joint assets -- CPP income splitting -- Banking issues and money handling -- Financial management considerations in (re)marriages -- A word of caution -- Afterword -- Appendixes: Worksheets -- Tips on preparing for separation and settlement checklist -- Child support and enforcement resources -- Samples: Net worth -- Historical cash flow: income -- Historical cash flow: expenses -- Post-divorce expense estimator -- Post-divorce expense estimator with child expenses separated -- Post-divorce income estimator. |
| Subject |
Divorced people -- Canada -- Finance, Personal.
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Divorced people -- United States -- Finance, Personal.
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Divorce settlements -- Canada.
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Divorce settlements -- United States.
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Prenuptial agreements -- Canada.
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Prenuptial agreements -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781551808512 |
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155180851X |
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