Shopping for Credit Card Offers after Split

After Your Divorce, Get Good Deals When You Get New Cards in Your Name One of your post-divorce responsibilities has probably been to reestablish your financial stability, open new bank accounts and obtain new credit cards exclusively in your name. As you apply for...

Crash Causes Settlement Changes

Recession Forces Divorced Back to Court to Lower Alimony, Child Support When John and his wife divorced, they agreed to sell their home. But every time they come close, his ex stalls because she wants to buy it. With the real estate market in a tailspin and the nation...

10 Insurance Tips for Divorce

Getting A Divorce? 10 Life Insurance Tips to Consider Before the Divorce Settlement Life insurance is a commonly used product, but most people know very little about its intricacies. And when divorce is involved, a complicated subject can become nearly impossible to...

You’re A Dependent Spouse If You Do This

5 Must Do Action Steps You Need Now Kelly, a stay-at-home parent, can no longer afford to heat her home adequately in the winter and rations her family’s electricity to homework hours right after school. She is the mother of a second and fourth grader. Her ex...

Financial Support for Your Ex

After the Break-Up, Ex-Husbands Aren’t the Only Ones Making Alimony Payments Alimony is a monthly support payment paid by one divorced spouse to the other. The payments, also referred to as spousal support or maintenance, can begin before a divorce is final. The...