Financial Divorce Counselling Articles
I hope you find some help in my articles below. Also visit my website tab for Useful Links for much more information. When reading articles related to specific topics where your home province may have different rules, you should obtain further information on the relevance of my comments – my primary focus is on my home province of Prince Edward Island.
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- Questionnaire for First Separation or Divorce Meeting
- Questions and/or an Agenda for Your Initial Separation Financial Meeting
- Documents Needed (excludes complex cases) – Support and Equalization
- Budgeting Worksheet
- Occupational Rent – Sharing Expenses of the Family Home after Separation
- Overview of Divorce and Separation Issues
- Legal and Accounting Fees – Deductibility for Divorce and Separation
- Asset Values for Equalization Explained – How and What You Need
- Business Valuation
- A Checklist of Asset Values and Documents Required for Equalization
- Tax Calculations For Separation and Divorce
- Taxes and Net Family Property Valuation of Pensions and RRSPs
- Pension Values and Dividing Your Pension for Separation and Divorce
- Canada Pension Plan Splitting on Divorce or Separation
- Insurance and your Separation / Divorce Agreement
- Shared Custody and the Amount for an Eligible Dependant Tax Credit
- My Various “Shared Custody” Communications with the Government
- Child Care Expenses – Section 7 Sharing may Reduce the Tax Deduction for Child Care
- Answers to Questions about Income for Support Calculations
- Determining Income and Schedule III (Special Expenses) Adjustments – Child Support Guidelines
- Understanding Financial Statements for Support Purposes
- Finding Hidden Income – Analysis of Self-Employment Income
- Common Mistakes in Separation Negotiations
- Separation and Divorce – Step by Step Financial Guidance
- Documents Needed to Determine Child Support Income (Complex Cases)
- Making Copies of Documents You May Need Before You Leave
- Address Change and Contact Checklist
- Curriculum Vitae – Blair A. Corkum, Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist