Money After Divorce

Money after divorce for dads: budgeting for two households, rebuilding savings and credit, and getting back on solid ground financially.

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A support notice showing a past due balance and accruing interest, stamped file today, beside the words when you cannot pay support

Can’t Afford Child Support? What to Do First

File the modification today, because arrears cannot be reduced retroactively. What enforcement looks like, what to say to the state agency, and the mistakes that cost men years.

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A child support worksheet listing both incomes, overnights, health insurance and childcare adding up to your number

How Child Support Is Calculated, Explained for Dads

The three formulas states use, what counts as income, how overnights change the number, and how to run your own calculation before you see a lawyer.

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A health insurance card reading member you on your own, next to a stamp saying 60 days to tell the plan

Health Insurance After Divorce: What Dads Need to Know

Open enrollment, COBRA, and the 60-day deadline most men miss. How divorced dads keep coverage and sort out insurance for the kids.

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Two small houses each labeled rent, with arrows pointing up to a single paycheck that reads same as before

Two Homes, One Paycheck: How Divorced Dads Make It Work

Two households on one income is the hardest math of divorce. How to reset the budget, cut the bills that matter, and get help before debt piles up.

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A clipboard checklist headed Day One listing a mattress, sheets, towels, a lamp and kids beds, with couch and big TV crossed off

New Apartment Checklist for Divorced Dads on a Budget

What to buy first for your new place after divorce, what it should cost, and how to set up a room your kids are glad to come to.

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An itemized receipt for a divorce listing filing fees, lawyer costs, a second apartment and a kids bunk bed, with the total reading It Depends

How Much Does a Divorce Cost? A Dad’s Real Breakdown

How much does a divorce cost? Real numbers for dads: court fees, lawyers, mediation, and the hidden costs like a second home, plus how to keep the bill down.

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How to Create a Budget After Divorce

How to Create a Budget After Divorce

A one page budget that takes an hour: your real take-home, four buckets, the kid costs in writing, a $500 buffer, and what to cut first when it still does not work.

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A man working on a laptop and phone, rebuilding his life after divorce

Rebuilding Your Finances After Divorce

Separate, stabilise, rebuild, in that order. Joint debt, beneficiaries, QDROs, credit repair and restarting retirement, plus the mistakes that cost dads the most.

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