FREE ON-DEMAND FINANCIAL WORKSHOP

Empowered Decisions: A Financial Workshop for Women Considering Divorce

Considering divorce, but not sure what it could mean financially? This free workshop will help you understand your financial starting point, identify the questions you need answered, and prepare for thoughtful next steps without pressuring you to make a decision before you are ready.

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You Do Not Have to Make the Decision Today

Women considering divorce often need financial information before they can decide what to do. Understanding income, expenses, assets, debts, housing, retirement, and possible professional support can replace some of the uncertainty with concrete questions and informed choices.

Most women who find this page are not looking for permission. They are looking for facts. They want to know what their life would actually cost, what they would keep, and what they would owe, often long before they say anything out loud to anyone.

If you have been sitting with questions like these, you are in the right place:

Can I afford to support myself?
What would happen to the house?
How would retirement accounts be divided?
What financial information should I gather?
Who should I speak with before I make a decision?
What might my life look like financially after divorce?

This workshop helps you identify the information you need so you can answer those questions for yourself. It does not tell you whether to stay married or get divorced. That decision is yours, and it deserves to be made with real numbers in front of you.

What You Will Learn

Six things you will walk away understanding, whatever you decide to do next.

Assess your financial starting point

How to build an honest picture of income, expenses, assets, and debts before anything gets negotiated.

Know which documents to gather

Which statements, tax returns, and account records matter most, and where to find them.

Understand what divorce changes

How income, expenses, debt, housing, and retirement are commonly affected, and why the effects are rarely even.

Look past the sticker price

Why two assets worth the same amount today can lead to very different outcomes ten or twenty years from now.

Ask sharper questions

The financial questions worth answering before you negotiate anything or sign an agreement.

Know who to bring in, and when

Which professionals tend to help, what each one actually does, and at what point in the process to involve them.

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This Workshop May Be Right for You If...

You are quietly considering divorce and have not made a final decision.
You are worried about whether you could afford to live independently.
You have not traditionally managed all of the family finances.
You want to gather information before you speak with an attorney.
You are in the early stages of separation or divorce.
You want to understand the long-term financial consequences of the choices ahead of you.

The workshop is educational, and the financial concepts in it apply wherever you live. Divorce laws themselves vary by state, so anything specific to your jurisdiction is worth discussing with professionals licensed where you are.

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Two fields to register. No phone number, and no questions about your marriage, your assets, or your finances.

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Leah Hadley, AFC, CDFA, MAFF, founder of Intentional Divorce Solutions

Meet Your Workshop Guide

Leah Hadley is the founder of Intentional Divorce Solutions and has spent more than 20 years in financial services. She helps women and couples understand the financial consequences of divorce so they can make informed decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

Leah is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®), a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®), and a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF®). She is also an Ohio Supreme Court-approved mediator, which means she has sat with couples through some of the hardest conversations of the process and has seen which financial questions tend to get overlooked until they are expensive to fix.

She built this workshop around the questions women ask her first. Usually quietly, and often long before they are ready to tell anyone what they are considering.

"Leah Hadley is amazing! I have used her for many of my divorcing clients, as well as myself, when trying to manage my new finances post-divorce. Her financial planning is superb."

Attorney Heather Dyer

What Happens Next?

1. Register

Enter your first name and email address. Nothing else is required, and no payment information is collected.

2. Watch for it in your inbox

We will email the workshop to you the moment it is ready, at the address you registered with.

3. Watch privately

Watch at your own pace, as many times as you want, and use what you learn to identify your own possible next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions About Preparing Financially for Divorce

Can I watch the workshop if I have not decided to divorce?

Yes. The workshop is specifically intended for women who are gathering information and have not necessarily made a final decision. Nothing in it assumes you are leaving your marriage.

Is the workshop really free?

Yes. There is no cost and no credit card. Registration asks for a first name and an email address so the workshop can be sent to you. You will also receive follow-up educational emails from Intentional Divorce Solutions, and you can unsubscribe from those at any time.

Is the workshop only for women in Ohio?

No. The financial preparation concepts apply broadly, and women watch from all over the country. Divorce laws themselves vary by state, including how property is characterized and divided and how support is calculated. For questions specific to your situation, consult professionals familiar with your jurisdiction.

Will this workshop tell me whether I can afford to get divorced?

It will help you understand the factors that determine the answer, including income, expenses, assets, debts, housing costs, and retirement. A general workshop cannot make a personalized affordability determination, because that depends on details unique to your household and your state. What it can do is show you which numbers to put in front of yourself, and in what order.

What financial information should I gather if I am considering divorce?

A useful starting set includes:

Recent pay stubs and other income records
Federal and state tax returns for the last two to three years
Bank and investment account statements
Retirement account statements, including 401(k), IRA, and pension information
Debt statements, including mortgage, credit cards, auto loans, and student loans
Housing information such as your mortgage balance, property tax bill, and a sense of current market value
Insurance policies, including health, life, disability, and property
A record of monthly and irregular household expenses

For a fuller walkthrough, see Planning Your Path: A Preparation for Divorce Checklist.

Do I need to speak with an attorney before watching?

No. You do not need an attorney consultation to benefit from the workshop, and many women watch precisely because they want to be better prepared for that first conversation. Personalized legal questions should be addressed by a qualified family law attorney in your state.

Is this legal or financial advice?

No. The workshop provides general education. It does not create a professional-client relationship and does not replace personalized legal, tax, investment, or financial advice for your circumstances.

Continue Building Financial Clarity

If you want to keep reading while you decide, these go deeper on the questions this workshop raises.

Can I Afford to Get Divorced? What Women Need to Know Before Making a Decision

A longer look at what divorce actually costs, what you may be entitled to, and how to think about affordability without letting fear do the math for you.

Planning Your Path: A Preparation for Divorce Checklist

The document-by-document walkthrough of what to gather, where to find it, and why each piece matters later.

The Complete Guide to Divorce Financial Planning in Ohio

How property division, spousal support, and retirement accounts are handled under Ohio law, in plain language.

How to Prepare for Divorce: Divorce Advice for Stay-At-Home Moms

For women who have been out of the paid workforce and want to understand what that means for their financial position.

Divorce Financial Planning and Analysis

What working one-on-one with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst involves, and at what point in the process it tends to help most.

Intentional Divorce Insights podcast

Weekly conversations with Leah and her guests about the financial and emotional realities of divorce, including episodes on hidden costs and budgeting.

"Working with Leah to understand the details behind the financial aspects of divorce was an important step to help me move forward based on knowledge instead of emotion."

Lisa

You Deserve Clear Information Before Making a Life-Changing Decision

You do not need to have everything figured out today. Start by understanding your financial starting point, the questions that need answers, and the choices that may be ahead.