Breaking Upward Episode 16: Protecting Your Boundaries With Carolyn Elges
On this episode of “Breaking Upward,” host Beth Andersen interviews business and life coach Carolyn Elges. They discuss the important role boundaries play in life, relationships and especially in divorce cases. Carolyn also offers practical advice on how to use...
What to Know About Expert Witnesses, Consultants and Shadow Experts in Your Probate or Divorce Case
By: Beth Andersen-Filson You may think YOU are the expert on every aspect of your divorce or probate case. After all, this is about your family and you. To a degree, you are correct. No one knows your family like you do. However, when it comes to things like income,...
The Future of Family Law: Pairing Mediation & Unbundled Services
Your divorce, support and parental responsibilities cases involve the most critical issues in your life: your family, your finances and your future. And yet 75% of parties in the first judicial district do not have an attorney in their domestic relations case. This is...
Before You Draft Your Own Will, Read This
I believe in people drafting their own legal documents but NOT their own wills using online programs and forms. As much as I want to empower people to take ownership and participate in their legal issues, I find this option to be a horrible disaster. And I have good...
What to Do When You Get a QDRO Transfer After Divorce
By: Charlene Laney, certified financial planner with NewMaker Financial If through the course of divorce negotiations, you walked away with a part of your ex’s 401(k) (or some other qualified retirement plan), you likely went through a process designated by a...
Breaking Upward #15: Cover Your Assets – Why Business Owners Need Excellent Bookkeeping in Divorce
In this episode of “Breaking Upward,” attorney Beth Andersen-Filson talks with bookkeeper Elizabeth Carlson, owner of Lighthouse Bookkeeping. Elizabeth has helped many business owners, entrepreneurs and independent contractors prepare their books for divorce. If your...
DIVORCING A VAMPIRE: 5 Types of Emotional Vampires and Tips for Divorcing Them
By: Beth Andersen-Filson Vampires lurk in the shadows. They skillfully seduce and isolate their prey, hiding their own dark natures behind a cloak of seeming humanity. Then they feed: sucking the life blood out of their victims, discarding them, and flying off into...
Breaking Upward #14: Financial Disclosures – How to Protect Your Assets in Divorce
In this episode of “Breaking Upward,” Beth Andersen-Filson, owner of Andersen Law PC; contract family law attorney Brandi Pummel; and contract paralegal Crystal Andrade weigh in on how to CYA — cover your assets — in divorce. Tune in to learn the difference between...
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