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Divorce Planning: The Secret to Saving a Ton of Money When Getting Divorced

Topic: DivorceBy Lisa Decker, Miss Money MattersPublished Recently added

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Yes, "divorce planning" and "saving money" can go together if you know what you're doing.

If you are getting divorced, chances are money is near the top of your list of conce
s. If you are worried about the financial aspect of your divorce, divorce planning should begin long before taking any legal action.

One key to successful divorce planning includes identifying a qualified adviser to work through the money issues with you.

You might want to consider working with a divorce financial planner pre-divorce to work out the money issues on the front end, which will potentially save big bucks on the back end.

If money issues are all you have to work out between you and your spouse, you may want to think about working with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ (CDFA™) or Divorce Financial Planner to iron out these issues. If you and your spouse are able to reach agreement with the help of a trained divorce planning financial professional, then you eliminate the need for much of the drama and trauma of getting divorced.

Quite simply, working matters out with the guidance of a divorce financial specialist prior to, or in addition to, working with a legal adviser (mediator and/or atto
ey) can save you tremendous amounts of money now and in the future when the divorce is all said and done. After all, isn’t that what you really want? To be done with it today, but to also know that you are protected for tomorrow and the days after that?

Your divorce planning financial professional can help you to create a settlement that is fair, equitable and reasonable for both spouses, if desired.

The agreement that you and your spouse jointly agree to, on your own terms, can then be taken to an atto
ey who will draw up the legal papers and you can file an uncontested divorce. This equates to a tremendous savings in the hours, emotions and costs to divorce.

You have the choice to make wise decisions in your divorce planning efforts from the start, which will allow you to avoid the common mistakes of getting divorced. No matter what your finances look like, it is vitally important that you have a legal and financial adviser review your situation before you sign on the dotted line, preferably long before when you have time to prevent mistakes.

From Lisa C. Decker – Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) - “Divorce Your Spouse, Not Your Money™”

And now I would like to invite you to claim your FREE “Save Your Money, Save Your Sanity™” Fast 5 Divorce Prep and Planning Kit showing you how to keep more money in your pocket and more sanity in your life when you visit www.SaveMoneyInDivorce.com.

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Lisa C. Decker is a discreet problem-solver and the founder and owner of Divorce Money Matters. Her passion and intense desire to help others has always been her guiding value and the primary reason for adding this service to help her community.

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