Jul 9, 2019
"Who will pay for college?" Financing your child's education is
confusing on its own, and divorce adds another layer of complexity.
Learn how divorce affects financial aid, costly mistakes to avoid,
and what you need in your divorce settlement agreement to make
college affordable. Listen to hear how colleges calculate what you
are expected to pay, when 529 plans are helpful, what types of
financial aid are available, and how to structure your divorce
agreement to pay for less college.
Key Points:
- Understand the college's "expected family contribution" (EFC) and
how divorce affects this important calculation.
- Hear about the best ways to use 529 plans - plus other savings
options that divorcing parents may want to consider.
- Learn about each type of financial aid and how your decisions
during the divorce can affect their eligibility.
- Find out how to negotiate a smart divorce settlement agreement
that maximizes your child(ren)'s eligible financial aid, minimizes
taxes and creates a fair split of college costs between you and
your spouse.
Sponsored by Main Line Family Law Center
For more information, please visit: Main Line Family Law Center at
https://myhealthydivorce.com
Episode Host, Adina Laver, Founder, Courage to Be Curious,
(formerly Divorce Essentials)
Find Adina Laver at: https://couragetobecurious.com
Guest: Judy Sciaky, CCPS® , RICP®, AP&G College Planning
About Judy: Judy Sciaky is a Certified College Planning Specialist
(CCPS) and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) who is
dedicated to helping others avoid the mistakes that she made. As
the founder of AP&G Financial and its subsidiary AP&G
College Planning, her mission is to help families send their
children to the school of their dreams without using all their
savings, sacrificing their lifestyle or retirement, or going plain
broke.
Judy is a member and partner of NACPE, the National Association of
College Planning Experts, the leading authority on getting students
accepted to their best suited college and getting grants and
scholarships regardless of income or assets. AP&G and College
Planning Experts have helped over 2500 families gain over twenty
million dollars in financial aid. Judy has been featured on KYW.
She is a member of the NICCP (National Association of Certified
College Planners), the National Education Association, the
Disciplined Advisor Network, the National Ethics Association, and
the Better Business Bureau.