The Intentional Divorce Library

Divorce comes with more financial questions than anyone expects. This is where you'll find real answers on asset division, budgeting, retirement, and the mistakes that quietly cost women the most, written by a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst who has helped clients navigate exactly what you're facing now.

No fluff, no fear tactics. Just the information you need to make clear-eyed decisions and protect the life you're building next.

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3 Mindset Shifts to Make as You Prepare for Mediation divorce coach mediation

The following is a guest post written by Erica N. Reed, LCSW-C. Additional information about Erica can be found below.

As you planned the wedding ceremony and created your life together, the last thing you anticipated was scheduling a meeting to dissolve the marriage. Whether the marriage had been ...

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Alimony in Ohio: How Spousal Support Works, What You Can Expect, and How to Protect Yourself alimony/spousal support certified divorce financial analyst collaborative divorce financial planning mediation preparing for divorce taxes

If you’re going through a divorce in Ohio, spousal support is probably one of the biggest financial questions on your mind. Whether you’re the lower-earning spouse wondering how you’ll cover your living expenses, or the primary earner anticipating what you may be required to pay, understanding how a...

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What is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst? certified divorce financial analyst dividing assets in a divorce ohio divorce preparing for divorce property division in divorce retirement accounts in divorce

Dealing with a divorce is stressful enough. Add complicated financial decisions to the mix and it can feel completely overwhelming.

That is where a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst comes in.

If you have been wondering what a CDFA actually does, whether you need one, and how they are different f...

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How to Divide a 401k in an Ohio Divorce: A Complete Guide asset division certified divorce financial analyst ohio divorce qdro retirement accounts in divorce

Divorce is one of the most difficult transitions a person can go through — and in the middle of the emotional weight of it all, you are also being asked to make financial decisions that will follow you for decades. That is an enormous amount to carry at once.

If your marriage involved a 401k (wheth...

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How Child Support Is Calculated in Ohio: What You Need to Know certified divorce financial analyst child support co-parenting kids and divorce preparing for divorce

If you have children and you're going through a divorce in Ohio, child support is probably one of the first questions on your mind. How much will it be? Who pays? Can it change?

I hear these questions all the time. And while Ohio does use a formula to calculate child support, calling it straightfor...

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What Is a QDRO? A Divorce Financial Guide to Understanding and Obtaining a Qualified Domestic Relations Order certified divorce financial analyst property division in divorce qdro retirement accounts in divorce

By the time someone asks me about a QDRO, they are usually already overwhelmed.

They are trying to understand attorneys, financial disclosures, settlement options, retirement accounts, taxes, and all kinds of paperwork they never expected to be dealing with.

So when the term QDRO comes up, the res...

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Divorce and Pensions: Don't Cut Corners When It Comes to Understanding Asset Value certified divorce financial analyst dividing assets in a divorce pension in divorce property division in divorce qdro retirement accounts in divorce

Are you losing thousands of dollars due to the financial fears that arise during the process of dissolution or divorce? The cost of the divorce itself is undeniably one of the biggest concerns clients express. There is no question about it. The duration and expenses involved in divorce proceedings u...

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