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Financial Red Flags in Marriage That Become Landmines in Divorce with Jackie Combs
Description
Financial abuse is more common than you think. Red flags can show up in how you're frozen out from account access, having to ask for spending money on basics like groceries and gas, and being told "you don't have to worry about that" when you ask any financial questions. These are all signs of a financial power imbalance, and they lead to major issues during divorce.
In today's episode, I'm sitting down with Jackie Combs, a California family law attorney, advocate for women's financial empowerment, and founder of Love Richer, for a conversation about the toxic money patterns that show up in dating and marriage, and why they almost always resurface as landmines during divorce.
What we cover:
- How women unknowingly surrender financial autonomy, and what that looks like years later in a settlement
- Financial infidelity: hidden accounts, undisclosed debt, concealed income, and how it surfaces in discovery
- What women misunderstand about what they're actually entitled to during divorce
- The first three things to do if you're recognizing financial red flags right now, before you make any move
- What Jackie wants every financially controlled woman to know before she walks into a consultation with an attorney
- The conversation about money and power in relationships that most people are still too afraid to have
If you're in a relationship where you feel financially shut out, or you're beginning to consider divorce and worried about what you don't know, this episode will give you clarity, language, and a plan.
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Podcast Original Music, Editing, and Mixing by: Benjamin Robinson