6 Tips for Financial Success After Divorce Experienced Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA) Provides Advice

Divorce is difficult for all involved parties – the divorcing couple, their loved ones, their children – but it is also an opportunity to improve your life.

Ex-spouses are often entitled to receive social security in the amount of 50% of the value of their living ex-spouse’s benefits. You can begin receiving 50% of the value ex-spouse’s Social Security benefits after divorce, depending on a few qualifications.

Parents often are confused about what their child support obligation is supposed to cover.   Like many things that involve the legal system, there is no clear or definitive answer to this question.  There is agreement, however, among divorce professionals, that child support should cover more than just the bare necessities.