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07 12 2022

Organizing Child Support in Divorce-Part 1

Determining child support in a divorce is a complex issue

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Share Via UPDATED April 2024 (see below) One of the scariest parts of ending a marriage is the worry about financial security. Each person wants to create a comfortable home for themselves and their children. When couples discuss how they are going to share money between them, there are generally two concepts: child support and […]

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11 21 2020

The Best (and Free) Divorce Budget Spreadsheet

BJ Mann budgeting, finances, spreadsheet, tools

Diagram of components of personal budget are expenses, savings, investments, medical, retirement, vacation, hobby, education, health, and income

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Share Via One of the biggest challenges in divorce mediation is helping a couple organize their money to support their separate lives. A comprehensive yet flexible and easy-to-use divorce budget worksheet is indispensable tool for gathering and working with that data. Managing the Emotions Involved in Dealing with Money Money is often a difficult topic […]

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08 11 2015

Parenting Plans Part 1: Creating a Good Divorce Parenting Plan for Your Children

BJ Mann books, budgeting, feelings, parenting, parenting plan, pet custody, relationships

Create a Good Divorce Parenting Plan for Your Children

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Share Via There are no conversations more poignant or heartfelt than those in which you and the other parent discuss how you will take care of your children during and after the divorce. When your children were born, you imagined parenting with your spouse every day and night. Now your time with them is scheduled […]

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01 07 2015

New Year’s Resolutions and Divorce

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Share Via The winter solstice and the start of a new year are catalysts for many people who want to resolve to do things differently. We’ve all tried to set goals to make improvements. We are going to exercise more, eat differently, stop spending frivolously; the list goes on and on. Often the list is […]

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11 20 2014

Organizing Child Support in Divorce-Part 2

BJ Mann budgeting, child support

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Share Via The prior post, “Organizing Child Support in Divorce-Part 1,” introduces the concepts of child support in divorce. Let’s review the main points from that post: Child support overall is meant to cover the main costs of raising the children. Both parents pay child support. Who actually pays how much to whom is a […]

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