The Financial Advisor's Guide to Divorce Settlement: Helping Your Clients Make Sound Financial Decisions (Irwin/Iafp Series in Financial Planning) [Hardcover]

Carol Ann Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996 | Series: Irwin/Iafp Series in Financial Planning

Divorce is both an emotional event and an economic event, forever affecting the finances of both memebers of a former economic unit. central divorce are issues of property division, child custody and support, as well as spousal support. These issues are made even more complex as a result of tax and regulatory issues, premature interruption of long-term strategies, varied and perplexing financial product features, and emotions. With divorce continuing to divide half of all marriages, financial advisors must understand the issues surrounding divorce to help clients reduce the financial devastation often created by this common event. The Financial Advisor's Guide to Divorce Settlement includes: Guidelines to help the financial advisor assist clients with decisions; Considerations of legal and ethical issues facing the financial advisor; Discussion of economic issues in the aftermath of divorce; Coverage of property valuation, spousal and child support, and issues relating to debt.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 207 pages
• Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786308516
• ISBN-13: 978-0786308514
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,005,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carol Ann Wilson, CFP(R), CFDP(R) is widely recognized as the foremost expert on marital financial issues and the leader in the field of divorce financial planning. As a Certified Financial Planner, she has been doing pre-divorce financial consulting since 1985. And in 1993, she founded the Institute for Certified Divorce Planners in order to train and enlighten attorneys, CPAs and financial professionals in the financial issues of divorce. She is the president of the Financial Divorce Association and an owner of the Academy of Financial Divorce Practitioners.

She has also designed software which has been widely used by lawyers and financial planners to calculate the financial result of divorce settlements. And she has served as an expert witness in court for over 120 divorce cases nationwide. She frequently serves as a keynote speaker and faculty member of high-ranking legal and financial organizations and has been published in numerous professional journals such as Newsweek, Money, and Forbes.

Carol Ann has appeared on the Regis Philbin Show, Geraldo, LifeTime Live, CNBC Financial News and a multitude of radio programs.

Carol Ann's books include:

Author of the Financial Guide to Divorce Settlement Author of the 40 Tips For Surviving Your Divorce Author of the Survival Manual to Divorce Co-author of the Survival Manual for Men in Divorce Co-author of the Survival Manual for Women in Divorce Co-author of the Dollars and Sense of Divorce Co-author of the ABC's of Divorce for Women.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Guidance for a divorce settlement, December 29, 2001

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I found this book very helpful in understanding the issues and 'gotchas' to the financial aspects of a divorce settlement. I followed much of the advice given and it really helped me create a fair settlement through a difficult and messy divorce. I'm three years post divorce now and still feel very positive about the results.