What is financial stalking?
Understand what “financial stalking” looks like and how to respond if you are a victim. Financial stalking is the notion that one person continually checks on what the other is doing with their money and how they are spending it. Some of this activity is covert, but in other cases, the partner who […]
3 Financial Questions to Answer BEFORE Filing for A Divorce
April is Financial Literacy Month. It’s important for you to know that the most difficult decision you’ll ever make has huge financial ramifications. Make sure you know your financial standing in these key areas before beginning your divorce. Income & Debt. Knowing your and your spouse’s income is very important. This includes wages, […]
Bonus and Equity Award Season is Upon Us
It is bonus and equity award season in the finance industry. Suppose your spouse is compensated with restricted stock units (RSUs), stock options and other forms of deferred compensation. In that case, it will play a crucial role in negotiating prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements or asset division in divorce. Lisa Zeiderman lent her knowledge on […]
Manic Spending Causes Anxiety, Particularly During Divorce
Here are legal tips to protect yourself and your finances. KEY POINTS When in the midst of a divorce, there are ways to legally protect your finances from a spouse’s over-spending. Cancel joint accounts, consider a postnuptial agreement, and keep documentation of the spending patterns. Talk to a mental health professional and ask your spouse […]
Getting Divorce Savvy in 2022: 4 Upcoming FREE Education Panels
This free, virtual series of panel events will help you create a financial roadmap for divorce. Are you divorcing? Thinking of remarrying? Please join Savvy Ladies for an upcoming series of four panel events focusing on divorce, remarriage and finance. You will renew, energize and educate yourself to be financially savvy about your divorce! […]
Bored Panda: Husband Lashed Out At His Wife In Front Of His Family For Buying The Cheapest Thing On His Wishlist, Said She Ruined Christmas
I was quoted in a recent Bored Panda article about financial abuse. A husband lashed out at his wife because she chose the cheapest item on his Christmas wishlist. I give readers tips to gain financial independence in the face of financial abuse: Lisa Zeiderman, a New York Divorce Attorney, wrote that “controlling the finances can mean […]
10 Tips To Protect Your Clients’ Separate Property In The Event Of Divorce
As a matrimonial and family law attorney, I am often retained by people who came into the marriage with significant assets and, or inherited large estates. Under New York law, these assets will constitute what is known as separate property and will not be shared with the other spouse. But what happens to those people […]
Podcast: Is Your Partner A Financial Bully?
Lisa Zeiderman was the featured guest on Jennifer Hurvitz’s Doing Relationships Right podcast to speak about financial bullying red flags and what to do when it starts happening. Lisa provides guidance for how to understand financial abuse. She discusses how to reassess your relationship with your spouse after you identify signs of financial bullying. […]
Grab your tickets now for the Savvy Ladies Annual Gala on November 18th!
Are you passionate about financial empowerment for women? Join Savvy Ladies as we bring together our supporters, advocates, and allies for a virtual evening of celebration on November 18th, 2021 at 6pm ET! Savvy Ladies is a non-profit that focuses on equipping women with the financial knowledge to create their own financial roadmap. This year, […]
Overwhelmed By the Divorce Process? Create Your Own Divorce Advisory Board.
Take a deep breath and take a look around. You are not alone. Here’s how to get started putting together a team to help get you through this. Divorce can be one of the most stressful times of your life. Some liken the process of going through a divorce to getting over the death of a […]