You did not build this financial life alone, and you should not be expected to navigate its unwinding alone. The other side has representation. Your attorney has a clear role. What you may not yet have is someone whose entire focus is the numbers and what they will mean for the next several decades of your financial life. That is the role of a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and it is the work Marriage Financial Solutions has done for hundreds of clients in Los Angeles.
Your spouse has worked with financial advisors for years. You are just getting started.
A settlement proposal is on the table, and you are not certain whether the numbers actually work for your future.
The estate includes complex holdings: stock options, restricted stock units, deferred compensation, business interests, real estate beyond the family home.
You have heard terms like QDRO, carried interest, and basis, and no one has explained what they will mean for you specifically.
You want to keep the home. You are not sure whether that is the right decision.
You need a clear picture of what your financial life will look like once the settlement is signed.