After the Divorce After the Divorce. Realistically, running two households costs more than running just one. Couples rarely do financial planning for divorce. Do your homework. Do not buy expensive luxury cars.
Money represents the freedom to make choices.
After the divorce, if you and your ex-spouse agree to change any term of an order or agreement, it will need to be written, formalized, and entered as a new order with the court to be effective. For example, for one former couple in Bartlett, Tennessee, even though both parties agreed that alimony no longer had to be paid, they did not see a lawyer and obtain a court order. Regardless of the agreement, according to the law, the unpaid alimony was still due a few years later. If only you want to change any term of the divorce, check with your lawyer. Some things can be changed.