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Elizabeth Cox
Elizabeth Cox is a Certified Divorce Financial AnalystTM and principal of Divorce Financial Services, LLC, an independent company which helps clients navigate the financial complexities of divorce.
Most Recent Articles
3 Steps to Take Control Of Your Divorce Financially
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 18:41
Your spouse has left you. You're at home with the kids and a dwindling bank account. You feel overwhelmed and a deep sense of injustice. You don't know where to begin picking up the pieces. Where do you start?There is a bitter irony in divorce that…
Preventing Divorce From Ruining Your Credit
Wednesday, 06 October 2010 16:20
If you're going through a divorce, there's a good chance that your spouse or you could miss a bill payment along the way and your credit score takes a turn for the worse. The unfortunate result of a damaged credit score is that you typically pay…
Social Security, Women, And Divorce
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 19:10
On average, women enter their retirement years poorer than men. This is particularly true for divorcing women. The following statistics, provided by the Social Security Administration (June, 2006), bear evidence to this claim:• In 2004, the…
Making Ends Meet When Child Support Payments Fall Short
Saturday, 27 April 2013 16:00
The saying goes that the face of poverty is a woman. Make that a divorced or single mother with insufficient child support. On average women experience a dramatic drop in their standard of living after divorce while a man's standard of living…
5 Ways To Reduce Your Financial Risks Before a Divorce
Monday, 30 March 2009 15:22
Alex, a stay-at-home parent, eats peanut butter for dinner while her spouse earns over $200,000 a year. When he moved out of the house six months ago, he stopped paying the heating and electricity bills. So Alex had to take on a minimum wage job at…