To prepare yourself financially for a divorce, it's crucial to separate your finances from your spouse, understand your financial situation, create a budget, gather financial documents, review your estate plan, and potentially establish a new bank account are also essential steps.

Revenge spending and emotional financial decisions. How emotions drives spending, selling assets or refusing to cooperate financially.

Here’s a breakdown of revenge spending and emotion-driven financial decisions and how they impact financial stability:

Financial infidelity in a marriage—things like hidden debt, secret spending, or undisclosed investments—often comes to light during divorce, and it can have serious emotional and legal consequences. Here’s how these financial secrets are usually uncovered in the divorce process:

What happens if one spouse refuses to sell the marital home? When you are going through a divorce and you are at the stage of dividing the assets and property, sometimes you are not both in agreement to sell the marital home. There are several options available to you when the other spouse refuses to sell the home.

n British Columbia, an ex-spouse generally cannot claim a future inheritance that has not yet been received. A potential inheritance is considered a mere expectancy—meaning it’s not guaranteed—and therefore, it is not treated as family property under the Family Law Act. Until the inheritance is actually received, it does not form part of the assets to be divided during a separation or divorce.

Divorcing when both spouses co-own and work in the same business can be especially complex. Unlike other marital assets, a business is not just a financial entity—it’s often deeply tied to identity, livelihood, and long-term goals. When a couple decides to separate, figuring out what happens to the family business requires careful legal, financial, and emotional considerations.

In British Columbia, if an inheritance is used to buy a family home, it can become family property and be subject to division during divorce — even though inheritances are typically excluded from division.

Divorce during a midlife crisis hits differently than in other stages of life. It’s not just the end of a marriage—it’s often tied to deeper questions about identity, aging, unmet dreams, and the fear of time running out.

In British Columbia, all real estate acquired during the marriage (and sometimes before, depending on contributions) is considered family property under the Family Law Act.

After selling your marital home, it’s important to take several steps to ensure your financial and emotional stability as you move forward.

When going through a divorce, not everyone has the financial means to have two separate living quarters. Some couples choose to live under the same roof while they are preparing for divorce and selling the marital home. While co-living with a soon-to-be ex-spouse can be incredibly challenging, but with the right approach, it is possible to maintain peace and emotional well-being during this transition period. Here are some great strategies to help you survive this challenging living arrangement:

Updating your home after a divorce can be a therapeutic process, making it feel more like a reflection of you and less tied to the past. Taking these steps, big or small, can help you feel comfortable and confident in your own space.

Divorce can have a significant impact on real estate joint mortgages and refinancing options on the marital home This often creates complex financial situations for both spouses. 

When couples go through a divorce one of the most significant financial decisions involves selling the marital home. The process of selling a marital home during a divorce can be financially and emotionally complex, particularly in British Columbia, where housing market dynamics are often unpredictable.

Divorce is never easy and dissolving a marriage can have its challenges. With all the turmoil of a divorce it is easy to neglect your credit score. It is crucial to protect your credit score.

When selling a home during a divorce, your number one goal is to get the most money out of your sale. You both might not always get along and you might not always agree with everything but it's crucial to put your emotions aside and focus on the sale.

Your home is your biggest asset during a divorce but what if you find out that you and your spouse owe more money on the marital home than the house is worth. We discuss what options are available to us when we have negative equity in your home.

Deciding when to sellDeciding when the right time to sell the house is important and is based off of several factors. Here are some questions to ask when deciding when to list:

How much time is needed to make repairs and prepare the home for sale?

Can we afford to wait for the best season to sell?

Is your mortgage up for renewal soon? How much will the break mortgage penalty be?

When it comes to preparing and staging a home when putting it up for sale, there is no difference if it is a regular sale or a sale because of a divorce. Our goal is the same, where we want a quick sale and for top dollar. The only difference between a regular sale and a divorce sale is; that we have to prepare the home and make it look like it is not a divorce sale. Our goal is still to get top dollar, we don’t want to look desperate and have buyers think we want a quick sale and we will take any price that is offered.