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Onward Intel: Financial Literacy for Kids & Teens
Divorce often brings financial changes, and it can be helpful for kids to learn about managing money early. There are free tools and programs that teach kids financial responsibility, saving, and budgeting.
Onward Intel: What is a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order)?
A QDRO protects your financial future by ensuring you receive your fair share of retirement benefits in a divorce. If your divorce involves retirement assets, ask your attorney or mediator about including a QDRO in your settlement to avoid financial pitfalls later.
Onward Tips: What to say to someone who just finalized their divorce.
When someone has just finalized their divorce, they may be feeling a mix of emotions. The key is to offer support without making assumptions or pushing them to feel a certain way. Here’s what you might say.
Onward Tips: Positive Self-Talk When You Feel Overwhelmed
When navigating divorce, it’s normal to feel completely overwhelmed. Yet with these short but mighty self-talk reminders, you’ll be surprised how quickly you can calm your nervous system.
Onward Intel: Modifying Maintenance (Alimony) Post Divorce
Divorce settlements often include spousal maintenance to help one spouse maintain financial stability after the marriage ends. Whether you are paying or receiving maintenance, you may have the right to request a modification based on significant changes in financial or personal circumstances.
Onward Intel: Dividing Child-Related Expenses
Dividing child-related expenses is often one of the most confusing and emotionally charged aspects of divorce, but having clarity upfront will make a huge difference for you and your children.
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Should You Seek a Modification of Maintenance?
Thinking about a modification of spousal maintenance? Before moving forward, it’s important to weigh the financial and practical benefits against the potential costs and risks.
Kids Corner: Understanding Divorce
Divorce can be a confusing and emotional experience for children. It’s important for kids to know that while divorce means their parents are no longer together, they are still loved and cared for just as much as before.
Kids Corner: Talking to Parents About Divorce and How to Express Your Feelings
When parents get divorced, kids often have a lot of questions, emotions, and concerns—but knowing how to talk about them can feel hard. Talking to parents openly and honestly can help make the transition easier.
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