The Financially Smart Divorce: Three Steps to Your Ideal Settlement and Financial Security in Your New Life."

Written with clarity and a deep knowledge of the subject, I rank this book as unique among others because it is one that left a powerful impression upon me. The title is something to reflect upon. I highly recommend the book because the information is priceless. There are many good professionals who do similar work. However, the difference between "good" and "great," both in writing style and practical knowledge helpful to anyone, is the unique ability the author has of producing in the reader several "Aha!" moments while reading this book. This is not an easy subject but Mr. Licciardello makes the topic seem easy. Further, the author is someone that genuinely cares. Divorce is not a fun experience but if I had not stumbled upon his book last year I am sure the present would not be as bright. I read it several times and implemented his advice along with visiting his website. I do not hesitate to say that if anyone reading this is either going through a divorce or feel it is coming, you will not regret contacting the author. I have went through a number of unexpected events during the past year and feeling lost with the subject I contacted him. It was one of the wisest decision I have made. Mr. Licciardello is a great person. I know who to contact soon and I want to say "Thank you" for writing this book. The difference between "good" and "great?" Read the book and contact him. You will then know he is a great CDFA.

This is one of those books that sorts through a difficult subject and serves it to you in an organized, manageable read. Useful to more than those anticipating divorce, Mr. Licciardello helps the reader understand family and personal finance, and the important procedures regarding assets and income related to beneficiaries, pensions and retirement accounts. As the author points out, there is no one that normally steps in to address these issues during a divorce. I would add that there might not be anyone explaining these issues during any life changing event. I've passed this book on to a few friends that expressed interest, and would recommend it to anyone looking for both insight and procedures before any financial change.

Without the discovery of this book, I would be completely lost in my ongoing divorce process as well as facing many uncertainties in my future. Had I found J.A. Licciardello before hiring the “best” divorce lawyer, I would have saved myself from weeks of stress and literally thousands of dollars in legal fees. Thanks to the detailed guidance and strategies outlined In this book, I now have a clear understanding of critical financial information that is imperative to the outcome of my case. This book has equipped me with knowledge and clarity as I navigate through a complicated Divorce.

This book will be a valuable resource for me. It has information on all the financial topics I am interested in and is organized logically. I like that it covers all three phases of my divorce starting with preparation, then negotiation strategies, and finally rebuilding my financial life after my divorce is over. The negotiation strategies section and the tools to help me assess my agreement are especially helpful. The planner guide is a nice bonus - it has a lot of additional checklists and exercises I will certainly use. This is a very readable and informative guide.

I purchased this book for a friend of mine who is having some struggles at the present time. I like the overall structure of the book. It takes you through the process in a very organized manner. With divorce being very high on the emotional scale, this book's step-by-step approach helps to mitigate that emotion using a very structured approach. Congratulations to John Licciardello ... great job!!!!

Maybe it’s because I’m not a complete idiot, or maybe it’s because I already read another divorce book (not on finances), but this seems like a short list of good, common sense ideas stretched into a 224 page book/sales pitch for CDFAs.The bright spot in the book for me was discussion of splitting assets (Ch 8), which you can mostly find online, but it was better composed than the first part of the book.All in all, google would give you about the same or more, and ultimately if you’re facing these issues, you should go see a lawyer.

Read J. Anthony Licciardello's "The Financially Smart Divorce". His unique premise, written with concise and clear chapters, will arm you with fresh, current knowledge necessary to navigate the ever-changing complex divorce process. The book, organized and comprehensive from beginning to end, together with Licciardello's intuitive writing style makes for an easy, user friendly read on an otherwise hard subject.C.King

If you're going through a divorce, this is a great resource to help all parties involved do it right. Lots of useful information presented in a very clear way. I like the quotes that open each chapter.