Get Off Your Assets: A Woman's Guide to Avoid Getting Screwed in Your Gray Divorce

Booklist starred review: "From creating a "money map" (asking "what money habits do I want to change?") to establishing a "no magic money log" (a budgeting exercise) and assembling a personal financial team including a financial advisor, accountant, and perhaps a forensic accountant, Godfrey provides readers with enough information to begin improving their financial outlook as they also manage divorce proceedings, without being overwhelmed with complicated terminology or unnecessarily specific finance jargon...highly recommended..."

Step-by-step financial advice for women over 50 thinking about divorce, knee-deep in it, or designing life after their gray divorce

You had a long-term marriage. You had kids, bought your dream house, set up investment accounts, and even saved for your grandchildren's college education. You now look forward to your "golden years," winding down and enjoying those put-off hobbies and long-fantasized trips. The kids are gone, but the flames in your relationship have flickered out, and you can't imagine facing the next 30 years with a partner with whom you share nothing. You know you need to do something about it, but you don't know where to start because, in most cases, he has been handling the money part of your relationship.

Get Off Your Assets: The Ultimate Financial Guide to a Woman's Gray Divorce is a comprehensive guide for any woman facing these money challenges. The book gives tips and tools for women thinking about divorce, knee-deep in it, or designing life after their gray divorce. The book outlines step-by-step advice for women to design their team of lawyers, accountants, and financial experts to guide them through the process.

The unique approach of this book is that it engages the reader via real-life stories, quizzes, and worksheets, leaving the reader with a practical and inspirational confidence that she will be able to not only navigate this process but come out of it with a solid financial foundation for her new life.

Author: Neale S. Godfrey
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 01/07/2025
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.54w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781538187937


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2024 pg. 92
Library Journal 11/22/2024 pg. 1

About the Author

Neale S. Godfrey has been a financial voice for women and families for over 50 years. She is a 28-time author of several bestsellers, including a New York Times #1 bestseller, Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children. She has also authored the first money curricula for children and three mobile gaming video apps teaching kids about money. Neale started her journey with The Chase Manhattan Bank, in 1972 joining as one of the first female executives in banking, and later became president of The First Women's Bank and founder of The First Children's Bank. She is proud to serve on the board of several charities; works with female veterans out of Syracuse University to help them to become entrepreneurs and is an Executive in Residence at Columbia Graduate School of Business. Neale is a mother of 2 adult children and grandmother of 2 children, and currently resides in Sparta, NJ. Visit www.NealeGodfrey.com for more money conversations.