Steps To A Successful Divorce Financial Planning Worksheet

By Debra Brown


One of the major events following a permanent separation is splitting of assets accrued by both partners. You will first have to determine the amount of income and expenses for both of you for each month. This is because it will be needed in determining spousal or child support. To complete this process, a divorce financial planning worksheet is needed.

It should be determined who will complete the document. A spreadsheet can be completed by either partner. It contains a number of columns for estimated post-divorce expenses and income and pre-divorce wages and expenses. It can easily be completed at different times during the proceedings of the process depending on whether the financial circumstances have changed.

Every aspect in the column is designed to translate numeral entries to dollars. It has a number of formulas that can help the person filling to calculate their total wages and expenditure. The final line is meant to calculate the money remaining in your account by removing expenditure from income. It is very important because it shows what your needs are and your ability to pay for expenses. It is important that you make sure the figures provided are true and not an estimation.

Since the document is designed for income and spending per month, you need to divide the figure you get by twelve if you make payments for expenditure per year. The same should follow for your income. The spreadsheet also includes an entry line which enables you to compute the total revenue gotten from other sources not enlisted. In the column, you are needed to write down the total amount accrued for every month. To add on this, the expenditure is divided into categories, and each category includes the fundamental aspects that are known to the court.

Before coming up with the spreadsheet, you need to sort out your utility bills and mortgage. You should first let your lender know the both of you have separated. You should then work out a plan that will include who will cover the mortgage payments during property settlement. If the home is in your partners name, you need to talk to a lawyer if you will need to protect the property. If you are staying, put all utility bills in your name and when moving out, ensure you remove your name on the bills.

It does not matter if you relate well with your partner, but it is imperative you get an attorney. It is easy to appoint one who can guide you through. Divorces are normally stressing and confusing not to mention that they change financial lives. It will be best if you look for a therapist and an attorney to ensure that the whole process does not overwhelm you.

Make sure that you keep all financial documents well. Most of the courts will require that partners provide pay stubs, receipts and any other paperwork which supports the numbers you noted down. It is therefore important that you keep any document that you may need safely for you to give them to the judge.

Honesty is required when filling up the spreadsheet. The court does not look favorably upon deflated income or inflated expense reporting. You should be honest about your earnings and expense for every month for the court to know what you require or what to provide the other spouse or your kids.




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