Divorce doesn’t have to be a dirty word. Collaborative Practice is a respectful, non-adversarial way to find solutions for divorcing couples. Innovative and cutting edge seminar aimed at forming and improving your collaborative techniques. Acclaimed collaborative professionals will provide comprehensive training to include fundamentals and the joy of rediscovering the foundations and principles of collaborative practice. …
This article will spotlight five organizations and associations highly specialized to particular professions: the Association of Divorce Financial Planners; the Divorce Lending Association; the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts; and the Ilumni Institute. Becoming a member of these organizations, or obtaining a certification, is a far more rigorous process …
Building A Case For More Women Advisors According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women personal financial advisors working full time in 2018 earned 73 cents for every dollar earned by their male peers. In 2016, the women earned just 56% of what men earned—the biggest gender disparity among all professions tracked by …
The Top Estate Planning Mistakes Divorcing Women Make Post written by Stacy Francis – Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA®, CES™, is CEO of Francis Financial, Founder of Savvy Ladies™ and empowers women to achieve financial independence Divorce is never an easy time. It can be a huge adjustment period for most people, but women, in particular, …
June 24 , 2015 The task of educating our clients about the various financial strategies that intersect with their assets and investments is at the root of our practice as divorce financial planners. But often the barriers to this process are steeped in gender attitudes and cultural history regarding marriage and divorce. This has become …
Financial issues involved in a divorce – especially high net worth cases – can often become rather complicated. Unreported income and hidden assets are often alleged in divorce proceedings, usually by the spouse who is either not running a business or has not been in charge of the family finances. It is not uncommon for …
Covid-19 Relief Bill: FAFSA Changes Coming Soon to a Student Near You…
Presenter: Sandy Voit
Date: September 22nd at 1:00 EST
Program Description:The FAFSA Simplification Act, incorporated into the 5593 pages of the Covid Relief Bill passed in January 2021, is 167 pages, taking effect for the 2023-2024 academic year. This contains significant changes in how financial aid will be determined. This takes effect on 7/1/2023, with the FAFSA completed in October 2022, and using the 2021 tax return. (Current high school sophomores through students in first year of college this coming fall will all be impacted.) This is the first overhaul of FAFSA since its inception. Some changes will greatly benefit families going through a divorce; other changes will have significant negative impact. We will focus on how divorce financial planners can incorporate for new clients – and also be aware that some of your prior clients will need to be notified to take these changes into account…
Learning objectives:
Understand the significant changes impacting families, with an emphasis on divorcing couple’s families, to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – FAFSA, taking effect on 7/1/2023
How the questions have changed
How Estimated Family Contribution is changing
Which parent needs to complete the FAFSA
What will count – and NOT count – as income with the new FAFSA
Changes in Pell Grant eligibility
How Professional Judgment of Financial Aid Officer works
Sandy Voit
Sandy Voit is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, focusing on divorce financial planning. He has worked on over 500 divorces, including 200+ collaborative divorces, since 2007. Sandy worked in higher education for 27 years (including as a Director of Financial Aid), then was an executive director of a large synagogue for 5 years before his current work. He is a former board member of the Association of Divorce Financial Planners and serves as a Mentor in their MentorLinkSM program. He also is on the board of the largest food co-op in the country (15 stores/$400,000,000+ sales).
REGISTRATION HAS ENDED FOR THIS EVENT
WE ARE OFFERING 50% OFF OF OUR WEBINAR PRICING DURING THESE STILL CHALLENGING TIMES
Our webinars are now free to members as a benefit. If you would like to become a member, please click here to join us.
APPROVED FOR 1 CEU CREDIT
NOTE: Please be aware that you must first report your attendance to the IDFA then we report as proof only. You do not have to report to CFP we do it.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that a presenter may or may not consent to recording their webinar or distributing their slides afterwards to registrants. Live attendance is recommended.
