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Ron Anfuso, CPA, ABV, CFF CDFA®

Ron Anfuso is a collaborative professional and founding member of A Better Divorce practice group. He has served as a financial neutral in over 50 collaborative cases, working with collaborative clients to gain clarity in their financial picture.
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When Should You Use a Forensic Accountant For Your Divorce?

January 24, 2023 By Ron Anfuso

Forensic Account in divorce

Some divorces have complex financial issues. In such cases, a forensic accountant can be called in to analyze financial documents to help divorcing couples in the collaborative process, or in court when litigation is involved, to determine the value of assets and how those assets should be divided. They also assist in decision-making on child and spousal support. Not every divorcing couple … [Read more...] about When Should You Use a Forensic Accountant For Your Divorce?

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Advantages of a Neutral Financial Professional in a Divorce

November 22, 2022 By Ron Anfuso

Neutral Financial Professional

When couples begin a marital dissolution and choose the Collaborative Divorce process, we often find that one person is thoroughly knowledgeable about their finances and the other one knows very little. In these cases, one spouse has paid the bills during the marriage and has been in charge of investments. That person has taken care of all the financial obligations. Suddenly, when the divorce … [Read more...] about Advantages of a Neutral Financial Professional in a Divorce

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Are You Getting Remarried Soon?

July 27, 2022 By Ron Anfuso

Getting Remarried

Some Financial Considerations You Probably Should Consider I congratulate you and wish you all the best.  However, I do want to provide you some important statistical information and advise you to consider protecting your assets just in case sometime in the future your remarriage turns out not to be what you or your future spouse had hoped for. Did you know that 50 percent of all first … [Read more...] about Are You Getting Remarried Soon?

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Dividing Inherited Assets in a Divorce

April 19, 2022 By Ron Anfuso

Dividing Assets

If you inherited property, money, stocks or other assets either before your marriage or during it, the inheritance, whether cash, real estate, family heirloom, or anything at all, is your separate property. If you kept the asset separate, for example, put the inherited money in a separate bank account belonging only to you, it remains your separate property and is not divided with your spouse in … [Read more...] about Dividing Inherited Assets in a Divorce

Filed Under: Blog, Collaborative Divorce Tagged With: Dividing, Divorce, Family Expenses, Inherited Assets, Property

How a Pre-Marital Agreement Protects Finances

February 1, 2022 By Ron Anfuso

Premarital Agreements and Finances

Not every couple needs a prenup or pre-marital agreement.  For example, two people getting married out of college who have not accumulated any real assets and never been married before, do not need a prenuptial agreement.  On the other hand, couples getting married for the second or third time and who have children from previous relationships and assets that are owned as their separate … [Read more...] about How a Pre-Marital Agreement Protects Finances

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Tax Issues in a California Divorce

December 29, 2021 By Ron Anfuso

California Divorce and Tax Issues

When divorcing couples are discussing spousal support in California, they need to be aware of the tax implications of their divorce.  Federal laws enacted by congress and enforced by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are different than laws enforced by the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Spousal Support and Taxes IRS rules. Under federal law, a person paying spousal support may … [Read more...] about Tax Issues in a California Divorce

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Divorce and The Family Business

November 30, 2021 By Ron Anfuso

Divorce & Family Business

When a divorcing couple owns a family business, it complicates the parties’ financial settlement.  Generally, the business will be awarded to one of the spouses and how it is valued and divided depends on the type of business that is involved. When One Spouse is a Licensed Professional and Owner of the Business When one of the spouses is a licensed professional, like a doctor, … [Read more...] about Divorce and The Family Business

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Divorce, Family Business Issues, Value

Communicating as a Financial Divorce Professional with Your Clients

September 28, 2021 By Ron Anfuso

Financial Divorce Professional

In a collaborative divorce, spouses who can communicate with a neutral financial professional is key to helping them understand their current financial situation.  This helps them reach a settlement agreement that is in the best interest of both parties. There is often an imbalance in that one spouse has less financial knowledge than the other.  The collaborative process works to … [Read more...] about Communicating as a Financial Divorce Professional with Your Clients

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Cryptocurrency, Divorce and Fiduciary Duty

July 23, 2021 By Ron Anfuso

Cryptocurrency and Fiduciary Duty

Many people hear the term “fiduciary duty” and think it only applies to business relationships.  In fact, divorcing spouses owe a fiduciary duty to each other.  This means they must deal with each other fairly in the division of their assets, even when the assets include cryptocurrency. The Meaning of “Fiduciary Duty” in a Divorce The law imposes a strict fiduciary responsibility … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency, Divorce and Fiduciary Duty

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Dealing with Hidden Assets in a Collaborative Divorce

April 30, 2021 By Ron Anfuso

Collaborative divorce and hidden assets

People choose Collaborative Divorce over traditional litigation when they want the divorce to be more amicable.  The hallmark of a Collaborative Divorce is honesty. Both spouses are expected to provide full disclosure about all assets, both those known to be community property and those that they claim are separate property.  In rare cases during the collaborative process, one party … [Read more...] about Dealing with Hidden Assets in a Collaborative Divorce

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