Below is a couple of checklists intended to help parents of speical needs children. Divorce Checklists for Special Needs Children Checklist A: Visitation Checklist □ Medicines and non prescription supplements / treatments □ Medical equipment □ Modified equipment Ramp Gait belt Stander Walker Wheelchair / Stroller Leg Braces / Orthotics Communication Aids: Assistive technology, symbol…
April 24, 2012 By Karen DeMasters Each financial advisor who manages mutual funds for his clients has a favorite or two that fulfills a specific goal in their clients’ portfolios. Financial Advisormagazine recently asked several advisors to reveal their favorites. The advisors, who report they are satisfied with the expenses compared to the…
Original Article on https://retirementplans.vanguard.com/VGApp/pe/pubnews/DivorcedWomen.jsf The divorce proceedings may be over and the papers signed. But for many, divorce brings a new challenge: Figuring out how to handle the financial decisions—on everything from budgeting to investing—that may have been handled before by their spouse. What steps should the newly divorced take to get a grip on…
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM posted by April Daniels Hussar on http://www.self.com/health/blogs/healthyself/2012/03/new-york-citys-first-divorce-e.html First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … well, sometimes the happy ending you had in mind doesn’t quite work out. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t life after divorce, or that it can’t be a step to another, truly…
Attorneys often split contracts in divorce settlements, unaware of the potentially costly impact By Darla Mercado March 18, 2012 When a client came to his office bearing her new divorce decree, adviser Dale Russell became the bearer of bad news. During the divorce proceedings, the couple’s lawyers decided that their chief financial asset, a $500,000…
By FPA Member Lili A. Vasileff, CFP®, CDFA™ Published: January 27, 2012 As Baby Boomers approach the last hurdle before the magic retirement age of 65, it is becoming increasingly newsworthy that growing legions of older Americans are untying the marital knot. With this trend for “gray” divorces, there are several challenges: dividing one household into…
Divorce Retirement: Financial Advisers Face Challenges When Couples Split Later Posted: 03/12/2012 1:11 pm By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – As part of the retirement planning process, financial advisers often help married couples prepare for the eventuality of one dying before the other. What few people talk about is what happens…
More couples prefer to divide their assets themselves rather than pay for a long legal battle. By David Migoya The Denver Post Kay Gilbert works at home as her 4-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, Hefton, looks on recently. Gilbert and her husband chose mediation to divide their property when their marriage ended. Helen H. Richardson, The…
By FPA Member Lili A. Vasileff, CFP®, CDFA™ Last Updated: December 5, 2011 There are few challenges more difficult than going through divorce and having a special needs child. As a divorced, single parent of a beautiful special needs daughter, I can tell you that you realize immediately that the burden of future planning, well-being,…
Article written by Lili Vasileff for Financial Planning Association Given the mobility enjoyed by individuals today, divorce across borders is becoming increasingly prevalent. It is also one of the most complicated areas of family law. If you live or move overseas, the challenges you face are many and varied. If things get to the breaking…
