Welcome to the Intentional Divorce Solutions Blog

If you're navigating divorce or rebuilding your life afterward, you're in the right place. This blog offers expert advice on the financial aspects of divorce, including asset division, budgeting, retirement planning, and avoiding common financial mistakes. Our goal is to help you gain clarity, protect your future, and feel empowered as you move forward.

Whether you're just starting the divorce process or adjusting to your new normal, explore our articles for practical tips, real-life strategies, and support from professionals who understand what you're going through.

 
Divorce Mediation: The Complete Checklist — Documents, Financial Prep, and What to Expect asset division certified divorce financial analyst dividing assets in a divorce divorce financial planning divorce mediation mediation ohio divorce ohio divorce mediation preparing for divorce property division in divorce

Divorce mediation often involves many moving parts. This practical checklist guides you through the documents to gather, the financial preparation required, and what to expect during each stage of mediation. When you know what to bring and how to organize it, mediation sessions run more smoothly and...

Continue Reading...
Planning Your Path: A Preparation for Divorce Checklist certified divorce financial analyst collaborative divorce mediation preparing for divorce

If you find yourself currently contemplating the possibility of getting a divorce, it's crucial to ensure that you are well-prepared for the journey that lies ahead. Going through a divorce can be an emotionally challenging and complex process, but with the right preparation, you can navigate it mor...

Continue Reading...
How to Survive Divorce as a Stay-at-Home Mom preparing for divorce

I find myself supporting quite a few stay-at-home moms with their divorces. I think that's because stay-at-home moms know with absolute certainty that they cannot afford to make costly financial mistakes in their divorce settlements. When you don't have your own income, and your income is entirely d...

Continue Reading...
How to Prepare Financially for Divorce: A CDFA's Step-by-Step Guide certified divorce financial analyst financial planning preparing for divorce

After more than a decade of helping women navigate divorce, I can tell you that the clients who come out of the process feeling the most confident and in control are almost always the ones who prepared financially before they ever filed paperwork. It does not matter whether the divorce was their ide...

Continue Reading...
10 Ways to Save Money on Your Divorce certified divorce financial analyst mediation preparing for divorce

Divorce is expensive. I've heard that the national average is around $20,000-25,000. Transitioning from marriage to divorce is hard enough without the hefty price tag. However, if you look at search engine traffic, a lot more people are searching for how they can protect their money in a divorce rat...

Continue Reading...
Who Gets the House in a Divorce? Key Factors to Know. certified divorce financial analyst collaborative divorce dividing assets in a divorce house in a divorce mediation ohio divorce preparing for divorce property division in divorce separate property

"Who gets the house?" is one of the first questions that comes up when couples start talking about divorce. In my more than 20 years as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, I have heard it thousands of times, and the honest answer is always the same: it depends.

The family home is not like other ...

Continue Reading...
Social Security Benefits for Divorced Spouses: What You Need to Know divorce after 50 divorce financial planning financial planning gray divorce life after divorce ohio divorce preparing for divorce retirement accounts in divorce

This is one of the questions I get most often. Every single day, someone reaches out asking some version of: what happens with Social Security after my divorce?

If you were married for at least ten years, you may be entitled to collect Social Security benefits based on your ex-spouse's work record....

Continue Reading...
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...

Continue Reading...
 
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...

Continue Reading...
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...

Continue Reading...
1 2 3 4