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PAPERCITY PROMOTION Protecting Your Financial Future When Emotions Run High When it comes to dividing property in a divorce, the most effective settlements are handled like business transactions ... Carla Calabrese Lee Budner D ivorce is an intensely emotional process. It is also a transaction that reshapes one's financial future for years to come. When navigating a divorce, it's critical to prevent emotions from hijacking financial decision-making that will affect your life far into the future. When it comes to dividing property in a divorce, the most effective settlements are handled like business transactions — because that's what they are. This requires strategic thinking and clear judgment unclouded by anger, regret, worry, and other emotions that tend to run rampant during the divorce process. Since it's impossible to approach the end of your marriage from a truly dispassionate perspective, you need guidance from professionals who understand how to address divorce from a rational financial standpoint. Strategic Divorce "Divorce is emotional — but the best outcomes occur when we help clients rise above that emotion to make smart, strategic decisions," says Carla Calabrese, founding partner of Calabrese Budner. "Our role is to give them clarity and control in a time that feels anything but." Success starts with choosing the right divorce attorney. Rather than working with an advocate focused on "getting even," you need a legal advisor prepared to develop and execute a strategic plan to safeguard your rights and your financial future. Protect What You've Built You didn't get where you are overnight. It took years of focused effort and sacrifice to build the life you have. Divorce can put your hard work at risk. Everything from your home and retirement investments to your business can be up for grabs when it comes to your case. Our clients understand this reality. 60