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How to Close Down Joint Accounts During a Divorce
Separating your life from another person can seem like an endless journey requiring a million steps. Many articles focus on the big...
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Mark Flowers
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
From Two Incomes to One – What’s Going to Change After Divorce
One of the biggest benefits of marriage is that it often increases a couple’s financial stability as they combine their incomes and enjoy...
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Mark Flowers
- Jul 1, 2020
- 4 min
Should I Keep the House?
Divorce can shake you to your very foundations. Everything changes and many people want to cling to the house as the only stability they...
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Mark Flowers
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Four-Step Divorce Financial Recovery Guide
Divorce is both emotionally traumatic and financially devastating. You are likely to lose around half of your assets. That’s everything...
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Mark Flowers
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
Thinking of a Divorce? 10 Reasons to Start a Rainy Day Divorce Fund!
Considering a divorce? It’s a big decision that will change your life and your finances. Divorce is expensive in ways big and small,...
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Mark Flowers
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Will I Lose My Alimony If I Go Back to Work?
With the dramatic cost of childcare in the U.S. (estimated to be $11,666 per year) and our country’s less-than-stellar family-friendly...
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Mark Flowers
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
She Was Married Less Than a Year and Filed an Uncontested Divorce, So Why Did It Cost Her Over $17k?
After what she describes as a “whirlwind romance” in a new article on Business Insider, Jorden Barcus married her love. She was 21, just...
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Mark Flowers
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
How to Buy a Home After a Divorce
The emotional grief of divorce is all too easy to anticipate, but many people fail to realize how big a financial blow it can land. One...
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Mark Flowers
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Can I Get Social Security Benefits from My Ex-Spouse Even If It’s Not in My Divorce Decree?
QUESTION: I heard that I may be entitled to collect Social Security benefits when I retire based on my ex-husband’s earnings. But I...
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Mark Flowers
- Apr 3, 2019
- 4 min
Five Things You Need to Know About Filing Your Taxes After a Divorce
Here are five important things you need to know before you file your taxes to avoid some major tax pitfalls…and unpleasant correspondence...
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Mark Flowers
- Mar 10, 2019
- 2 min
What You Need to Know About Social Security After Divorce
Here’s some good news about divorce, for a change. If your marriage lasted at least ten years, you can claim Social Security benefits on...
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Mark Flowers
- Mar 9, 2019
- 3 min
What Does Divorce Mean for my 401(k)?
You have worked hard to build up your 401(k), you savvy financial lady, so that you are on the right path for a most excellent...
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Mark Flowers
- Mar 8, 2019
- 2 min
Maintaining your health insurance after divorce
Your health is the most important asset you have, and health insurance coverage is a close second. If your health insurance is through...
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Mark Flowers
- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Thinking of a Divorce? Make Sure You Can Access Cash!
As soon as you begin divorce proceedings, things can move quickly, and you won’t always be able to predict how your spouse will react. If...
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Mark Flowers
- Jan 26, 2019
- 3 min
How Much Money Will You Need for Your Post-Divorce Life?
Divorce can be emotionally freeing for women, but it can also be financially devastating. Women, far more than men, face a stark plummet...
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Mark Flowers
- Dec 5, 2018
- 3 min
Understanding Spousal Support- The New Tax Bill Changes how Alimony is Taxed
The sweeping tax bill signed by President Trump in December 2017 includes major changes that are sure to affect every American when Tax...
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Mark Flowers
- Dec 5, 2018
- 6 min
The Twelve Financial Pitfalls of Divorce
An excerpt from the seminar “Second Saturday: What Women Need to Know About Divorce“ Each year, nearly 2.8 million men and women go...
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WIFE.org
- Dec 3, 2018
- 3 min
Where to Search for Hidden Assets During Divorce
Question: My husband just told me he wants a divorce, and he says he’s been thinking about it for quite a while. I’m afraid that he’s...
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Mark Flowers
- Nov 7, 2018
- 3 min
How Financial Professionals Can Help During Divorce
Ask anyone who’s been there, certain things are given about divorce: It’s an uphill battle, fought in language you don’t understand,...
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Mark Flowers
- Oct 12, 2018
- 3 min
What to Do About Debt During Your Divorce?
Did your husband just take out a massive car loan so that he could salve his mid-life crisis with a sleek new Porsche 911 Carrera? Well,...
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