When the time comes to separate, you deserve more than conflict and uncertainty. You deserve a process that is private, strategic, and designed to protect both your dignity and your future.
Empowered Separation is not just another mediation service — it reflects the new 2025 mediation standards and sets the bar for couples who want to part ways with grace, fairness, and financial clarity. Every session is guided by a proven process, yet tailored to the unique needs of each couple. Here, every choice is informed. Every outcome is built together.
Most mediators come from a legal background. Few are trained to navigate the financial and tax implications that now must be addressed under the 2025 standards. That is where Empowered Separation stands apart.
With over two decades of experience in banking and investments, and more than a decade as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, I bring expertise that ensures your agreements are not only emotionally considerate but also financially sustainable.
From evaluating retirement accounts to analyzing support scenarios, projecting long-term cash flow, and reviewing the financial impact of parenting plans, every decision is backed by clarity and analysis — giving you peace of mind today and security for tomorrow.
This is not about quick compromises. It is about creating a resolution that reflects both fairness and foresight.
Our most comprehensive service: a step-by-step, expertly guided process for spouses ready to resolve financial and practical matters. Includes a financial document review, a digital financial workbook,
We begin with a begin with a comprehensive financial foundations deep dive meeting where we review
organize your financial information, create clarity around income, assets, liabilities, and expenses, and establish the facts that will guide every decision that follows. Additional sessions are scheduled as needed to turn clarity into agreements. These meetings are focused on negotiation — addressing property division, support, and parenting arrangements — at a pace that protects both your time and your emotional wellbeing.
Most mediators come from legal backgrounds. Valuable, yes—but legal training alone doesn’t guarantee financial fluency. When your future depends on the numbers, you need a mediator who can interpret them with precision and neutrality.
Why financial expertise matters
Divorce is a full financial restructuring. Retirement accounts, cash flow, taxes, support, real estate—each choice carries long-term consequences. Without rigorous financial analysis, agreements that are just numbers on paper can fail in real life.
What sets Empowered Separation apart
Led by a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and seasoned financial professional, our mediation applies the same level of scrutiny you’d expect from high-stakes financial planning—within a calm, structured process.
What you gain
Your divorce is one of the most significant financial events of your life. Choose a mediator who speaks the language of money.
Specializing in Financial Divorce Mediation
Cary, NC
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