Divorce, how to deal with money issues
You need to find ways to save money during the divorce so you don't end up going into debt or needing a
second job. When your marriage is over, the last thing on your mind should be your money, but it usually is.
You have to learn ways to protect yourself so that you have money to live on through the divorce and after
the divorce. You will find yourself angry and confused after you have announced your split, but you
shouldn't feel overwhelmed about the money you may lose. Many people find out the hard way what divorce
really means, and it usually means they leave you with half your stuff.
First, you should never get married without a prenup. If you don't have the prenup, you will be in so much
water when the divorce comes. You don't need a prenup just if your rich, you need a prenup regardless off
your assets. When it comes to your finances, why on earth take any chances of losing good, hard-earned
money? Secondly, you need to know your finances throughout the marriage. You need to know where at
least 80% of the money, if not all the money, goes.
You need to know your wealth. You wealth is your assets minus your debts. If you have $10,000 in the
bank, and you have a total of $50,000 (which is a combination of credit cards, mortgages, car payments, and
other things that you may owe on), then you have $40,000 worth of debt, you're wealth is nothing. However,
if you own you own home and paid $40,000 for it, and have a couple thousand on credit and a couple grand
left on a car payment, you have a lot of wealth that needs to be protected. Even if you have debt, you want to
make sure that you don't get stuck with it by protecting yourself with a clause in your prenup.
As for refinancing during the divorce, anything that the other person wants, make sure you take your name
off the deed. If your cars are in both names, get the name taken off just so if they fall behind in payments,
you don't have to worry about your credit being ruined. Usually, the house has to be sold and divided so you
shouldn't have to do anything about your name on the deed. However, they can buy you out and then you
will need to get your name off the deed and the mortgage.
To really know your finances you should get your credit report. Many credit vendors like credit card
companies and credit lenders will let you know what your credit is for free. However, there is a $15 fee to
know if you get it from a credit report company. You should also open your own bank accounts and always
keep your money separate. This way you know what is yours and what is theirs. You will also want to keep
your credit cards separate as well. This way you can keep your debt separate too.
When going through the divorce you will want to think about cutting them off your health benefits at work.
This way you can save money, plus get them off your benefits completely. You will want to change
beneficiaries of any policies that you may have with your mate as the beneficiary. If you took his name, you
can file paper work to regain your maiden name, however, it is costly; you may want to save this for later.
You will also want to talk to your lawyer about the house. The house should, by rights, sell and the proceeds
divided up.
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