Attorney James Sexton on How to Get Divorced Without Going Broke
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What is the main focus of this episode and why should listeners start with it?
Like I had a twenty million dollar divorce negotiation fall apart because of a toaster oven.
James Sexton, America's divorce attorney, is back. A few weeks ago, you heard the first part of our conversation where he gave advice for engaged couples. That episode is linked in the show notes. Do not miss it. And if you have a friend who's getting married, send them the episode. It might feel weird to send them an episode with a divorce attorney, but honestly, he has a really unique POV on staying together that I think everyone should hear. Now, today you're gonna hear his advice for people thinking about getting divorced.
Everyone says the same thing. I want to be fair. The problem is their spouse is in another lawyer's office saying, I wanna be fair, and they have totally different definitions of what's fair.
What you need to know about alimony.
You're not gonna be successful in like preventing alimony in a case where alimony is clearly applicable. The question is, is how long and how much? And if I front load it, can I have a shorter duration?
And how to get divorced without going broke.
I'm a thousand dollars an hour. If I believe that there's no domestic violence happening, no course of control, and there's a really any chance that it would be successful, I encourage people to go to mediation.
I'm Nicole Latvin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's time for some money ramp.
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Yeah, willful blindness I think would be the number one thing, which is You know, I I I'll use a safer metaphor. I love to cook. Love to cook. So if you're in a relationship with me, I enjoy cooking. Like it's my favorite thing to do. On weekends, I make meal prep and I love to like make interesting meals. And I I really love to cook. It relaxes me. It's very soothing. If you don't like to cook. Great, right? Cause if I like to cook and you like to cook, then we're both gonna be like, well, who gets to cook tonight? But if you don't like to cook and I love to cook and you like my cooking, we are gonna have a great time. You should still know how to make something for yourself, right? Cause like if I'm away for a week, what are you gonna do?
Just order DoorDash every day? Like you you should know how to do a little bit. Well, it's the same thing with money. Like some people really enjoy personal finance. Like
you clearly enjoy it. Right, but in a relationship. And that's fine. And that's for like I
don't believe everybody has to do exactly the same stuff. I think if one person is like, hey, I really enjoy personal finance, I enjoy making our budget, I enjoy watching where we're spending, I enjoy making adjustments to our portfolio.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main focus of this episode and why should listeners start with it?
0:00–8:44
2
Which financial habit most often makes a divorce more complicated?
8:44–19:13
3
What are the most common ways people hide money before filing for divorce?
19:13–29:23
4
What red‑flag financial moves signal that a spouse may be planning an exit?
29:23–39:01
5
What is the best way to ask a spouse for a divorce without causing a fight?
39:01–46:55
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