Divorce & Divorce Financial Planning:
Solutions to Emotional & Financial Issues

FULL OF EMOTIONS & UNCERTAINTY

A divorce is one of the most emotional events to happen in one’s life. With these emotions, decisions are made that have lifelong ramifications, personally, and financially, not only for you, but also, for children and future generations. 

The Bales Law Firm understands that the ending of a marriage is often one of the most traumatic and painful events in a person’s life. We know that it can be a time of great uncertainly, fear and loneliness. “What should I do now?” “Can my spouse take the children?” “How am I going to make ends meet?” “What is going to happen in court?”

These and other unanswered questions about your future are not unusual. Not knowing the answers can contribute to increased feelings of dread, anxiety, and sometimes, panic.

That’s where The Bales Law Firm supports you. In addition to providing you with the benefit of excellent legal representation, based upon our knowledge and experience, we also assist in shouldering your stress and anxiety during the process. It is our goal that on each and every occasion that you meet with us, you leave our office feeling more informed and comfortable than when you arrived.

BOTH LEGAL & FINANCIAL

The Bales Law Firm provides you with the support to navigate through the divorce process guiding you in making thoughtful decisions in the most difficult of times based upon both legal and financial solutions and the potential ramifications. A divorce requires making a multitude of decisions and choices, both short and long-term, legal and financial.

The Bales Law Firm has the knowledge of family law to address the legal issues and advocate for a fair and reasonable agreement addressing both current and future issues to prevent future litigation. 

Having the qualifications of both a Certified Financial Planner® and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Chris Bales provides objective advice to enlighten you in thinking financially, not just emotionally, as profound decisions are contemplated that will have a significant impact on your and your family’s current and future financial stability. 

When contemplating a separation or divorce, do not divorce yourself from sound financial planning. Sound financial planning may be the last thing on your mind when divorcing, but the planning may never be more valuable.

A divorce has a profound impact on the finances of a family. The family is now two households and virtually every expense related to running a household will double. 

How do you handle this increase in expense? 

How do you divide the accumulated assets of the household to receive your fair portion?

What is a marital asset? 

What is separate and not divisible? 

“Knowledge is empowerment!
I provide my clients with objective advice addressing emotional, legal and financial issues in order to make thoughtful life changing decisions.”

— CHRIS BALES ESQ., CFP® , CDFP®

“In formulating a divorce agreement, equal agreements are not necessarily equitable. Assets have characteristics that although their values appear to be equal, the net result upon receipt may not be of the same monetary value.”

— CHRIS BALES ESQ., CFP® , CDFP®