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, […]
Tips For Female Breadwinners Overburdened At Home
According to the Journal of Family Issues, breadwinning women spend a disproportionately higher number of hours on household tasks and child care. In a recent article by personal finance expert Stacy Francis in Kiplinger’s Magazine, I share that one of the top reasons couples get divorced is because of money disagreements: “Lisa Zeiderman, a divorce […]
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 […]
How to Divorce Someone Suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
One of the greatest challenges that can face a married couple or a couple in the process of getting a divorce is when one or both partners suffer from a mental health disorder. The issues that arise from the stress of marriage and child-rearing are complex for even the most emotionally stable couple. Adding a […]
Expanded Court Petitioning Opportunities for Parents of Children with Developmental Challenges
Important news! New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law that allows parents of children with developmental challenges to petition the courts to receive child support payments until their child is 26. This will be a lifeline for custodial parents of children with these challenges as it allows them to continue to […]
Financial Stalking: Another Frontier in Financial Abuse
Keeping tabs on how you spend money is an abusive power play. Financial stalking is the notion that one person continually checks on what another is doing with their money without permission. The goal of the abuser is to manipulate, intimidate, and threaten the victim through finances and to entrap them. Financial abuse often occurs […]