Author: Ginita Wall, Second Saturday Co-Founder

If you’re considering a divorce from your spouse and have lopsided incomes, then alimony might be a part of your divorce settlement. Alimony, also known…

With fifty percent of marriages in America today ending in divorce, there will be many companions on your journey. That may make it less lonely, but not necessarily less painful.

The National Center for Family and Marriage Released a surprising study that showed divorce rates between adults 50 and older have doubled between 1990 and…

If you are either in the process of getting divorced or got divorced last year, then you may be facing a totally different tax situation…

My husband and I bought an aging farmhouse in rural Ohio at the top of the market. Almost ten years later, housing prices in our…

If you want to keep your house after your divorce, you are taking on a big financial challenge! If you are like most Americans, your…

You have an emotional connection to your home, especially if you have lived there for many years and raised a family within its walls. If…

When Amber walked down the aisle eight years ago, she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with Marcus. After their…

Divorce can shake you to your very foundations. Everything changes, and many people want to cling to the house as the only stability they find in a shifting world.

Whether keeping the house is your best option depends on many different factors. Here are what you need to consider in making that important decision.

Divorce can be financially devastating divorce for women. Despite our continued push to raise the glass ceiling, the truth is that men are far more…

There are huge Social Security benefits you can receive if you were married to your spouse for at least ten years before divorce and were…

When you sit down across the negotiating table with your spouse, the two of you need to figure out a fair and equitable way to…

Divorce is an uphill battle, fought in language you don’t understand, using money you can’t spare, for a prize that’s only half of what you had before. What can you do to make sure your newly-overhauled financial ship doesn’t sink?

Sound financial advice during your divorce can help ensure a fair settlement that will help you get off to the best possible start in your new life. These are the financial professionals whose help you might benefit from in your divorce.

Nearly a million couples divorce each year in the U.S. and in the process, face some of the most important economic decisions of their lives. You may benefit greatly from the services of a financial professional trained to help you choose the best options for your future well-being—the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.

You’ve decided to seek the assistance of a financial professional to help guide you in your divorce process. Someone with specific training and experience in divorce, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, comes highly recommended by a trustworthy friend.

How do you determine if they are the right match for you?

When couples divorce, mistrust abounds. One of the first things people think of when their spouse asks them for divorce is, he must have been stashing away money.

You know more about your financial situation than any stranger could, so before you hire a private eye to look for hidden funds, think carefully about your circumstances and how your spouse could have squirreled money away.

Many divorces these days are nasty, brutish, and all too long, not to mention damned expensive. With the average cost of divorce in the United States approaching $20,000 it is daunting to think about dissolving your marriage. Fortunately there are things you can do to save money on divorce, even if you are working with an attorney.

The former spouse of an employee who is getting retirement or disability benefits is entitled to a benefit on his record if she is at least 62 years old and they had been married for at least ten years before the divorce.

As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, and in celebration of Women’s History Month, Union Bank, N.A., has partnered with KPBS to honor three extraordinary San Diegans for the 2013 Local Heroes program.

WIFE co-founders Ginita Wall and Candace Bahr appearance on KPBS San Diego to talk about divorce, finances, Second SaturdaySM and the 25th anniversary of WIFE.org