Do you suspect that your soon-to-be-ex-spouse is hiding money?

If your partner is trying to avoid equitable distribution in a divorce settlement, they might be keeping assets from you or transferring money into a secret account.

But is it necessary to hire a forensic accountant? Or can you do the job yourself?

Tracey Coenen is a renowned forensic accountant and the brains behind the Divorce Money Guide. She is also the author of the book Find Me the Money and host of the podcast of the same name.

Tracey is passionate about helping people who feel powerless in the divorce process regain their confidence and take control of their money.

On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Tracey joins Katherine to explain how to identify when your spouse is hiding money and where they might be keeping it.

Tracey walks us through the common reasons why people hide money in a marriage and describes why financial infidelity is just as devastating as romantic infidelity—if not more.

Listen in for Tracey’s insight on initiating the conversation around money in your marriage and learn the first steps to educating yourself about the family finances in divorce.

Topics Covered

How your relationship with money impacts the way you handle finances in a marriage

Why we need to change the language we use to talk about money in divorce

How to identify when your spouse is hiding money and where they might be keeping it

When to hire a forensic accountant (and when you can do the job yourself)

How Tracey’s Divorce Money Guide helps you understand the financial piece of divorce

The most common reasons why people hide money in a marriage

What makes financial infidelity just as devastating as romantic infidelity

Why talking about money in a marriage is so challenging and how to initiate the conversation

Why Tracey suggests listing all the accounts you know about as the first step in getting more financial information

The benefit of regularly running a credit report on yourself and exchanging that information with your spouse

What Tracey says to women who want to educate themselves about the family finances

How knowing where you’re spending gives you power to create the life you want

Connect with Tracey Coenen

Fraud Coach:

https://www.fraudcoach.com/dd

Connect with Katherine Miller

The Center for Understanding Conflict: http://understandinginconflict.org/

Miller Law Group: https://westchesterfamilylaw.com/

Katherine on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kemiller1

The New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce by Katherine Miller: https://www.amazon.com/New-Yorkers-Guide-Collaborative-Divorce/dp/0692496246

Email: [email protected] 

Call (914) 738-7765

Resources

Divorce Money Guide:

https://www.fraudcoach.com/

Find Me the Money: Take Control, Uncover the Truth, and Win the Money You Deserve in Your Divorce by Tracey Coenen:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYFCRMJR?&linkCode=sl1&tag=sequenceinc-20&linkId=ee67be01fe036601f36861168c84e524&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Find Me the Money Podcast:

https://www.fraudcoach.com/podcast