The financial implications of divorce

Divorce finance implications

Divorce is more than the end of a relationship Divorce is, first and foremost, an emotional event. Or is it? Historically, marriage was often not about love, but about property. Marriage was a foundation of economic and social stability. Marriages were frequently enacted to strengthen alliances or consolidate wealth or land. Marriage formed the basis […]

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Divorce and your finances

Look after your finances during divorce

What you need to know about divorce and your finances If you’re contemplating or going through a divorce, your key concern is extracting yourself from a once-happy situation that has turned at best unproductive and at worst toxic. You want to enable a more life-affirming environment for yourself and your children, if you have them. […]

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The benefits of setting up a trust

What are some of the benefits of setting up a trust? Explain some of the importance of trusts Identify the role of trustees Describe why setting up a trust is important right now Reprinted from FT Adviser by Dawn Goodman and Olivia Turner Trusts are one of the most enduring concepts in common law. They, […]

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Three surprising ways divorce can affect your will

Did you know that January 6 was World Divorce Day? When you are going through a divorce and feeling emotionally fragile, it’s hard enough to focus on the practical aspects of child care and division of assets. Your will might be the furthest thing from your mind. However, as this article from the Phoenix Sun […]

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Last Will and Testament

Where there’s a last will and testament there’s a way … to ensure your family’s future I’m young – why should I make a last will and testament? Last wills and testaments deal with the distribution of assets after death, so most people think of them as an end-of-life issue. Why would someone in the […]

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