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As much as We The People like to take swipes at our elected representatives, they actually did something very nice, pertaining to divorce, a few years ago, and I’m continually surprised by how pleasantly surprised so many family-law attorneys are when they learn about it. It’s like a little gift from above.

I recently worked on a case for a client of mine (a woman facing divorce), and the opposing counsel did everything they could to belittle me and make me look incompetent. Guess what happened after the case closed? That same attorney reached out to me, to help them on a new case of theirs. I laughed. I was flattered. In this article, I’d like to take down some poorly-rooted assumptions about what I do.

As a family-law attorney, I know you like to get a sense of closure when you wrap up a divorce case. Once you get the decree, you’re ready, mentally, to move on to other cases.

As a numbers nerd (I’m a CPA, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® professional), I spend a lot of time in Excel spreadsheets, helping attorneys like you to get the best settlements for the women they represent in divorce.

I was going to, initially, write this article about deadlines. The story I’m about to unfold is all about them.

I’m often asked if I have experience crafting creative divorce settlement solutions. Quick answer: Yes.

As a family-law attorney, you’re great at—and passionate about—what you do. Ditto for me. I’m a numbers nerd. Specifically, I’m a CPA, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® professional.

In the world of family law, a rock-star attorney is one who comes through, who shines, who does right by their clients, who negotiates like it’s no one’s business, and who earns the respect of their peers.

As a family-law attorney, you know that you shouldn’t dispense financial or tax advice; doing so would be a liability.