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Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Dollar vs. Percentage

When looking at splitting investments in your divorce, consider using percentages instead of fixed dollar amounts. The reason being is...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Your Credit Report

If you are a woman going through divorce, you need to know about all of your liabilities. This is the time to pull a credit report and...

Deana is a guest on The Just Peachie Podcast: Divorce and Finances as a Woman

I had the privilege of being a guest on the podcast Just Peachie. In this episode, Peachie Thompson, AALU, ALMI, ACS of Peach Insurance...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Your Attorney Plan B

In this video, I share a little of a client's divorce journey with you. When Julia came to me, she and her husband wanted an amicable...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Two Creative Alimony Ideas

Divorce is not black and white and everyone's situation is unique. In this short video, I discuss two creative ways to approach alimony....

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Best Kept Secret

Want to know one of the best kept secrets in divorce? Divorce Coaches! That's right. These professionals are under utilized and can make...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Using Tax Returns to Find Money

When divorcing, looking at the marital tax return can be very revealing. Banks and investment institutions report dividends and capital...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: CDFA vs. CPA

When building your divorce team, each member contributes certain strengths and expertise. Sometimes, it could be confusing to...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Matchmaker

Being a CDFA®, it is my responsibility to meet and vet family law attorneys. Sometimes when women come to me for divorce financial...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: 3 Tips for Mediation

Here are three tips for mediation: 1. Write down your goals. Determine what you want the outcome to be in your mediation. 2. Prepare,...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: An example of working with a CDFA®

Here is an example of the power of working with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, CDFA® When working with Leigh, her...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Financial Affidavit

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Financial Affidavit One of the first documents that your family law attorney will assign to you is a...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Work with a CDFA After Divorce

When I tell people what I do, I hear all the time, "I wish I knew about your service when I was getting a divorce.". Even if you are...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Building your Divorce Team

You know the saying, it takes a tribe. It could be beneficial to build a DIVORCE TEAM if you: Are High Net Worth Have been in a long term...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: What is a CDFA, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst?

A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, CDFA® is someone that is specifically trained by the IDFA, Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts...

BagLady Divorce with Deana Brown: "Is using a CDFA really worth it?"

Hi Friends, Are you high net worth, in a long term marriage, and your husband managed your family's finances and had the relationships...

Carpool Chats with Deana Brown: Pretax Assets vs. Post Tax Assets in Divorce

Hi Friends, Not all assets are the same. They are like apples and oranges. Since this is the case, look at whether your assets are...

Carpool Chats: Social Security and Divorce

Hi Friends, Did you know that in a long term marriage, you could be entitled to collect HALF of your husband's social security income at...

Carpool Chats: Three Mediation Outcomes

Hello Friend, Prepare for mediation with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and know your three scenarios: Worst Case, Mid Case, and...

Carpool Chats: The BagLady Difference

Hello Friend, You may be wondering how BagLady Divorce is different from other financial firms. In this video, I explain our three...