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.

 
3 Things Divorced Parents Need to Plan for the College Transition co-parenting

It doesn’t matter if you’re married or divorced, different people have different ideas about how to transition their children into adults. While you may be in favor of providing full financial support, your co-parent may have other ideas. For that matter, even different states’ laws handle the trans...

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What You Need to Know about Health Insurance and Divorce health insurance

The issue of health insurance comes up in many of my cases as it can be a huge added expense post-divorce. You can’t stay on someone’s health insurance when you get divorced, but no one talks about the things you need to know and options that are available to you. For instance, what do you do when y...

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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Divorce health insurance life insurance mediation preparing for divorce

When I think back to the time during and even before my divorce, there was so much I didn't know. I felt unprepared. Even though I knew I could navigate this new set of unique challenges, I wish I had someone to tell me what to look for.

The same doesn't have to happen to you! I've collected a few ...

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Co-Parenting Teens: Helping Your Teen Through Divorce co-parenting kids and divorce

If love is a battlefield, then co-parenting teens is a battlefield with landmines. Teenagers can swing from adolescent to grown-up feelings (and back again) in the snap of your fingers. This confusing age is hard enough already for them to navigate. Throw in the challenges of being a teen with divor...

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4 Ways to Stay Organized Throughout the Divorce Process preparing for divorce

Few people in the world can truly say that they love paperwork. But, unfortunately, the whole divorce process creates an abundance of it, and if you aren’t organized, it can really cost you a lot of money. That’s on top of the stress and anxiety that could appear when you can’t find a particular doc...

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5 Mindset Shifts to Help You Heal After Divorce or a Difficult Breakup life after divorce

Dealing with a breakup or divorce can be one of the most emotionally overwhelming experiences you will ever face. The stress, sadness, confusion, and anger can feel like they hit you all at once. I remember going through that same emotional whiplash during my own divorce. One minute I felt steady, a...

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Why You Need a Financial Advisor for Divorce in Ohio asset division certified divorce financial analyst financial planning property division in divorce

What Is a Financial Advisor for Divorce — and Why Does It Matter in Ohio?

Going through a divorce in Ohio is one of the most financially complex experiences you'll ever face. Between Ohio's equitable distribution laws, the division of retirement accounts, pension plans, and determining spousal su

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Top Signs of Financial Infidelity to Watch For financial abuse financial infidelity infidelity

When people think about infidelity, they typically think about one spouse or the other cheating with another person. However, did you know there's an entirely different type of infidelity that may not even involve another person? It's called financial infidelity or "financial cheating."

If you thin...

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3 Key Things You Probably Don't Know About Infidelity financial infidelity infidelity

by Laura Miolla, Certified Coach, Mediator and Parentology Coach

Infidelity is a LOADED word. You think you know what it means. You might know how it feels. You definitely don’t want it to happen to you. The very thought of it creates an immediate knee-jerk reaction of fear and anxiety. Like most p...

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Cover Your Assets: How Your Spouse Might be Hiding Theirs financial infidelity

If you and your spouse are going through the process of a divorce in court, the judge will try to ensure that all of your shared property is divided fairly or equally, depending on the laws in your state. However unpleasant it is to consider, there is a possibility that your spouse could be conceali...

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How to Keep Your Divorce from Destroying Your Credit debt

Divorce can significantly impact your life in many ways.  One often overlooked area that divorce can affect is your credit score.  Credit bureaus do not report marital status and divorce itself doesn’t necessarily mean your score will drop.  Usually, your credit score is affected indirectly due to d...

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Starting Over Financially After Divorce: A Practical Guide for Women Ready to Rebuild certified divorce financial analyst financial coaching financial planning life after divorce

Divorce changes so many parts of life, including your financial world. Whether you initiated the divorce or not, adjusting to new expenses, new responsibilities, and a new vision for your life can feel overwhelming. The good news is that you can rebuild. You can regain clarity. And you can create a ...

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