Divorce & Separation Finance
Protect yourself financially before, during and after separation.
Course Lessons
Financial Preparation for Divorce
Learn how to quietly organize your financial life before or during a separation process: gathering documents, building an asset and debt inventory, and sketching a realistic plan for income, expenses, and safety.
Understanding Asset Division
Explore high-level concepts around how property is divided in divorce, including the difference between marital and separate property, broad approaches like community property and equitable distribution, and the role of negotiation and legal advice.
Alimony and Child Support
Learn high-level concepts behind spousal support (alimony) and child support: what these payments are meant to do, how they are typically determined, and how changes in life circumstances can lead to modifications—always within the rules of your local legal system.
Rebuilding Finances After Divorce
Focus on life after the settlement: resetting accounts and budgets, repairing credit where needed, rebuilding savings, and designing a long-term plan for independence and stability.