Hello – Welcome to CarolAnnWilson.com. I am Carol Ann Wilson. I want to thank you for finding my website and hence, finding me.
Welcome to Divorce Help!
If you are going through divorce, you are probably really concerned about how you are going to survive financially after it’s all over. We have numerous articles on the topic of divorce and resources that will help you survive your divorce financially.
So, what do I do? Well, I am a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and am professionally trained as a Collaborative Divorce Specialist and a Certified Financial Divorce Practitioner. I am a nationally recognized expert in divorce financial planning and have been quoted in hundreds of articles throughout the country. In addition, I work as a pre-divorce financial analyst/consultant through my consulting company, and I am an expert witness in court.
I know, it sounds like a mouthful. But the truth is, I have a passion to help people, men and women, financially survive their divorce. We have all seen it happen, time and time again, after divorce, one spouse or another (sometimes both!) struggle to stay afloat. It is just not necessary.
After seeing it myself, all too often, I started to research it. Then I wrote some articles, some books, gave seminars and produced CD’s—all in the name of helping people financially survive their divorces.
You Are Not Alone!
Did you know that statistics show there are 1.2 million divorces in the U.S. every year? That means that every year, another 2.4 million people go through divorce! And if the average cost of divorce is $20,000 per couple. That means that Americans are spending $42 billion (yes, that’s billion) on divorce each year! Scary, isn’t it?
Now let's clarify a divorce statistic that has slanted financial information and given the American family the wrong image for years.
The 50% Divorce Rate
You might hear that half the marriages fail every year. That just is not true. Let me give you an example. Let’s say that in Boulder, CO (where I’m from) in 2004 there were 1000 weddings. And in 2004 there were 500 divorces. Well, that’s 50% right? But that doesn’t take into account the other 40,000 marriages in Boulder. So you see, the 50% is only a comparison of how many divorces compared to how many weddings in the same year. It doesn’t mean that 50% of all marriages will fail that year.
Helpful Articles on Divorce...
Information for Women "Women in divorce often overlook valuable assets in the final divorce settlement."
Mediation/Arbitration Learn more options for settling your case and not going to court.
Do's and Don'ts in the Court Room. When it is time to actually appear in court, a number of do's and don'ts can help make you more believable to the judge, as well as to yourself.
Junk or Fortune? Buried treasures seem to be found in everyone's home, you just need to know where to look.
The Survival Manual for Women in Divorce 185 questions and answers about Your Rights, Common Property, Child Support, Alimony, Retirement Benefits, and much more.
The Survival Manual for Men in Divorce 185 questions and answers about Your Rights, Common Property, Child Support, Alimony, Retirement Benefits, and much more.
The Survival Manual to Divorce This must-have guide advises all involved parties how to go through the process with the greatest amount of confidence and the least amount of emotional stress.
