Profile Introduction

Stephanie Maloney was one of the first practicing divorce financial planners in the Los Angeles area. Stephanie offers problem solving on a wide range of financial issues relating to divorce.
Stephanie brings her expertise to help mediation clients make good choices for settlement. She helps determine the short-term and long-term financial impact of proposed divorce settlements, offers valuable insight into the pros and cons of different settlement proposals, and helps avoid common financial pitfalls of divorce. Stephanie is also available for private coaching on financial issues, negotiating, and high conflictdispute resolution.
Ms. Maloney earned her Certified Financial Planning (CFPﾮ) credential from the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado in 1991. She completed the training with the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst in 1999. She has taken Collaborative Divorce Training", completed 30 hours of mediation training in 2005 and 40 hours of divorce mediation training in 2007. In 2008, Stephanie provided coaching for mediation training programs for Mosten Mediation, Peace Talks and an advanced program for Dispute Resolution Services, a nonprofit corporation of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In 2008, Stephanie became certified to teach the High Conflict Diversion Program". The High Conflict Diversion Program" is a resource for parents in high conflict divorce, offering strategies to help them reduce the conflict related to their custody issues.
Areas of Practice:
Divorce Financial Planning
Divorce Financial Mediation
Collaborative Divorce

"Tax issues
"Property division
"Health care insurance
"Retirement and pension plans
"Social security
"Property and business interests
"Cash flow analysis
"Budget analysis
"Lifestyle/living expense analysis
"Credits and reimbursements
"Debt pay-off
"Life Insurance
"Employee benefits
"Childrens education/special needs
"Separate vs. marital property
"Spousal and child support
"Recalculate support per agreement or change in circumstances
"Stock options
"Separate property claims
"Sell vs. keep personal residence