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Suzanne Durbin, ChFC, CDFA

Financial Planning for Divorce with
THE DIVORCE RESOURCE GROUP

Every person going through divorce has many important and often overwhelming decisions to make. The financial agreement you reach during this emotionally charged time will have a lasting impact on your life after divorce. If that isn't stressful enough you often have only one chance to "get it right."

Do you want to make smart money decisions that will help provide a secure foundation for your life after divorce? Do you want to avoid making common but critical financial mistakes before you sign your final decree? Do you want the peace of mind that comes from having a coherent plan for managing your share of the assets and income as you move on with your new life? We can help.

Our Commitment to You
We will ask you effective questions to uncover your needs and desired financial outcome; work with your attorney and other advisors to coordinate the legal and financial aspects of your divorce; educate, support and guide you so you feel confident making these improtant financial decisions; help diffuse stress to keep you focused on the critical financial issues at hand; and challenge you to make the tough choices that are often part of divorce so you can start building your new life.

How We Can Help Before and During Your Divorce

  • Help you set personal and financial post-divorce goals.
  • Evaluate the financial resources needed to achieve your goals.
  • Provide financial analysis to assist in your decision-making.
  • Work with your attorney and accountant to suggest possible asset division, child support and alimony to help to achieve a financially equitable division.
  • Help you and your spouse through areas of financial disagreement, showing alternative ways to accomplish the desired results.
  • Evaluate your options in dividing, replacing or adding life, disability, health and other insurances.
  • Assist you in obtaining insurance for securing alimony and child support.
  • Assist you with budgeting and budgeting projections.
  • Devise a post-divorce investment strategy to meet your income and growth needs.
  • Work with your accountant to help avoid unintended income, capital gain and estate tax consequences.
  • Confirm that your will and other legal documents get updated.

How We Can Help After Your Divorce

  • Help manage your cash flow and budget.
  • Provide you with ongoing education and financial guidance.
  • Monitor and manage your investments and life, disability and long-term care insurance to help ensure you can continue to meet your needs.
  • Update your financial projections as you become accustomed to your new, independent financial life.

The Divorce Resource Group
Suzanne Durbin, ChFC, of the Divorce Resource Group is a competent, experienced and caring financial advisor with GV Financial Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor. She is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She leads the firm's practice area that is devoted to helping divorced and divorcing individuals and couples make smart financial decisions. GV Financial Advisors has built its reputation on sophisticated knowledge, personalized solutions, high ethics and sincere caring.

Suzanne, a Georgia native and Emory University graduate, has practiced financial planning since 1993. She is a chartered financial consultant (ChFC) and senior advisor at the firm. She is an active member of the Collaborative Law Center of Atlanta and regularly speaks and publishes articles on a broad range of financial planning topics. Suzanne has a highly loyal client base and is well respected by local accountants and attorneys. In addition, she has gained the valuable insight that comes from watching their own parents separate.

The Many Benefits for You
Financial planning for divorce can pay off in many ways. By illustrating the likely results of your asset and income division, we can ofter improve the financial security of both spouses. By communicating to your attorney, accountant and other professional advisors what is most important to you, we can help them achieve your desired results. By putting all parties on the same page, we can create a smoother, shorter and less expensive divorce. Perhaps most importantly, we can reduce the stress inherent in every divorce, helping prepare you for more financially successful future.



For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact:
Suzanne Durbin, ChFC 770-295-5611
suzanne.durbin@gvfinancial.com

GV Financial Advisors
1100 Abernathy Road, Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30328

 

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