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Divorce Roadmap: The Court Approach to Divorce child custody divorce litigation divorce roadmap meditation prenup prenuptial agreements Feb 20, 2023

Most people considering divorce assume that they have to ‘litigate’ in order to legally divorce. Today's episode explains what the court approach is and what it is not. Just because you divorce through the court system doesn't mean you will ever go to trial and litigate your divorce. There is als...

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Voices of Celebration: My Faith Walk Through Divorce: From Fear to Freedom divorcing a narcissist high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict mediation high conflict personality Feb 15, 2023

Jodi recently emerged from a 2 year high conflict divorce. She and her family were integrally involved in a local community of faith and she shares how her practice of devotionals and prayer were a regular part of her life.

Jodi shares how her faith at first kept her stuck in an unhealthy marria...

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Divorce and the Family Business: Finding Hidden Assets and Nefarious Financial Activities w/a Forensic Accountant divorce and family business divorce journey forensic accounting hidden assets in divorce high net worth legal support during divorce Feb 10, 2023

While we touched on forensics accounting with our Business Valuator, earlier in this series, today we are focusing more on the family finances, the red flags of fraud, and potential inappropriate spending common ways people try to hide money and how you, as the spouse of the business owner can be...

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Divorce Roadmap: The Legal Approach divorce roadmap early stages of divorce legal advice Feb 07, 2023

One of the most important decisions you make in the early stages of divorce is the legal approach that will be most effective for your circumstances.  You may find that each attorney you interview states that their approach is the right one for you.  It can be overwhelming and scary to sort out w...

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Divorce and The Family Business: For the Affluent Women - How to Preserve and Enhance your Lifestyle During and Beyond Divorce affluent wife affluent women divorce and family business financial advisor financial planner high net worth divorce Feb 03, 2023

When it comes to dollars and sense there is much for the affluent wife to understand.  However, it is your mindset that drives your success, not your understanding of the financial complexities which is why I asked Olivia to speak to you!

Olivia has a very specialized niche…She helps affluent wome...

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Divorce Roadmap: The Divorce Landscape divorce journey divorce landscape emotional journey the world of divorce Jan 30, 2023

The Divorce Landscape provides a 'bird's eye view' of your journey ahead as you enter the world of divorce.  We guide you through what areas to educate yourself about in advance of making significant decisions, the importance of prioritizing your efforts, and how to maintain your sanity by focusi...

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Divorce and the Family Business: The Importance of a Business Valuation and Forensic Evaluation business valuation divorce and family business family business family business adviser forensic evaluator hidden money Jan 28, 2023


One of the most important steps in navigating a divorce that involves a family business is analyzing the value of the business - this requires a Business Valuation expert. Once their job is complete, if there is any concern around ‘hidden money’, a Forensic Evaluator would be hired to do a deeper...

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Divorce Roadmap: Should I Stay or Should I Go? divorce journey limiting beliefs next steps stay or mend Jan 28, 2023

While all decision during divorce are challenging, deciding whether to stay and mend your marriage or to divorce is one of the most stressful and emotionally charged.  It is often drenched in judgement, shame, guilt, fear and uncertainty.

Today we help you to unweave your fears and limiting beli...

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Divorce and the Family Business: For the Primary Business Owner: How to Avoid Costly Divorce Mistakes divorce and family business divorce journey divorce settlement life after divorce Jan 23, 2023

In today’s episode of Divorce and the Family Business, I am speaking with Ryan Kalamaya who will be walking us through his representation of the Primary Business Owner from initial consultation through the final divorce settlement.  If that’s you, it is essential that you understand and are prepa...

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Divorce and the Family Business: A Step By Step Legal Recipe for For the Business Owner’s Spouse business owner divorce and family business divorce journey legal advice Jan 17, 2023

Welcome back to the second episode in Divorce and the Family Held Business.  Today’s episode is legal advice for the business owner’s spouse. A Step By Step Recipe for an Equitable Settlement guides you through the process from consultation through settlement highlighting the unique challenges yo...

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Divorce and the Family Business: How to Create a Lasting Family Business Legacy that Survives Divorce family business family business adviser Jan 06, 2023

We are kicking off our series talking about the importance of transition planning and Buy-Sell agreements…the more you have in place and the more proactive planning you have done, the better positioned you and your family business will be when transition presents itself…and it always does.  

Gre...

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JBD Team Talks: Creating Your Future Self Vision for the New Year after divorce future self new year new you Dec 30, 2022

When our intention is to transition from married to divorce, how we view ourselves is key. Who you were before your marriage is a different version of you that who you are now. Equally, who you want to grow into being is a healthier more expansive version of the person you are today.

The exercis...

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