Provides advice on adjusting financially to life as a single parent, budgeting, living economically, involving the children, emergencies, insurance, college costs, retirement and estate planning, and related matters
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Whether you're a single parent by choice or because of unexpected family circumstances, you may not be prepared for the many legal and financial responsibilities you must confront. This book will help you manage one of the hardest jobs in the world. Using her own experiences as a single parent as well as her professional skills as a lawyer, Emily Card will help you better manage your family's financial life. With useful quizzes, checklists, and advice boxes for you and your children, this book will show you how to negotiate alimony and child support, save money on household expenses, cope with emergencies such as job loss or medical catastrophe, find out what insurance coverage you need for your family, involve your children in setting financial goals, name a guardian for your children and write a will.
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