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and verifies the validity of the infor inf mation. He or she can also advise ad on the tax and financial issues and of offer alternative ti options tive for dividing di property and meeting cash flow needs. How could this alternative ti tive method save sa money if you have ha two attorneys, a neutral Parent Coordinator and a neutral financial professional? Ms. Wood explains, “Neutrals are at a lower rate and are faster in their expertise than the attorneys. You know what your expenses are as you go along. It sounds expensi expensive, but it is not.”
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from page pa 5 to figure out what someone may have ha hidden,” explains Ms. Wood, just after she has sent out three or four sets of discovery. Discovery can cost thousands of dollars in asking the questions, answering the questions, compiling, organizing and copying the documents and assessing their helpfulness in the litigated divo di rce. In a collaborative ti tive case, one set of documents and answers comes from the couple. A neutral financial professional reviews the documents
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