Parenting After Separation: Finances is free online workshop that helps parents get a better handle on the financial aspects of separation and divorce. The course includes videos, text, worksheets and interactive exercises.

The process of ending a relationship is challenging. In addition to dealing with your emotions, formalizing new parenting arrangements, and helping your children make a positive adjustment, you have the task of dealing with your financial situation.

The workshop assists parents to understand how to address the financial issues connected with separating and how to develop business-like strategies for dealing with these issues for the long term.

The program is also appropriate for extended family members and members of the community who provide support to separating parents.

Topics include:

• Becoming financially independent
• Dealing with your ex and your children about money
• Dealing with budgeting and debt issues
• Child support, spousal support and property/asset division issues
• Useful resources and self-assessment tools

PAS Finances is a companion to Parenting After Separation.

PAS Finances Handbook

The Parenting After Separation Finances Handbook provides a summary of the course, as well as a series of worksheets used in the workshop. The Handbook…

• Focuses on the financial needs of you and your children when you separate.
• Provides information on the effect of conflict on children and how to keep children out of the middle of discussions about finances and support issues.
• Explains how to communicate about financial issues with the other parent.
• Explains how to start, and where to turn for help, when you are faced with separating your finances, as well as working out support issues and the division of property.

The handbook can be used by married or unmarried couples, or parents who have never lived together. It may also be useful for family and friends who have a relationship with the children.