With index, pages [489] - 521. "Determine what you own, how much it's worth and how to divide it." --front cover.
Contents:
Legal vs. financial realities of divorce -- Financial realities no one talks about -- Emotional divorce : managing the "money crazies" -- The hardest part : is my marriage really over? -- The separation : what happens when one spouse moves out? -- Closing the books : what do we do with joint property? -- Getting help : who can I turn to? -- Financial fact-finding : what must I know and when must I know it? -- Facing the future : what must I plan for? -- Protecting against risks to life, health, and property -- Taxes : how do I file and pay? -- Property and expenses : who owns and who owes what? -- What will happen to the house? -- Retirement benefits : who gets what? -- Financial investments : how do we divide the portfolio pie? -- Evaluating employee benefits and stock options -- How will we divide debts? -- Child support or alimony : what might I pay or receive? -- Negotiating and finalizing the best possible settlement -- After the divorce : how do I get from "we" to "me"?
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