Divorce happens to 2.2 million people each year. Sadly, even the best efforts of legal consultants and other professionals often leave one partner penniless, while the other continues to prosper, affecting any children that may be involved as well as the couple.
Ron Goracke is one of only three Certified Divorce Financial Analysts™ in the state of Nebraska. The role of the CDFA™ is to assist the client and their attorney in understanding how the financial decisions they make today will impact the client's financial future by navigating them through the economic aspects of divorce.
A CDFA™ helps to achieve a financially fair settlement by:
- Becoming part of the divorce team by providing litigation support for the attorney and client
- Bringing an innovative and creative approach to settling
- Providing the client and attorney with data that shows the financial effect of any given divorce settlement
- Appearing as an expert witness in court or in mediation or arbitration proceedings
- Being knowledgeable about specific tax laws that apply to divorcing couples
- Having a backround knowledge of the legal issues in divorce