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Parents ForeverCREDIT ISSUES DURING FAMILY

TRANSITION

JENNIFER GARBOW & SHARON POWELLUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION

FAMILY RESILIENCY, EXTENSION EDUCATORS

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OBJECTIVES:

Objective 1: Protecting and maintaining your credit through family transition

Objective 2: Understanding the implications of overusing credit

Objective 3: Exploring division of debt

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POLL How comfortable are you teaching issues

around credit to parents?

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Objective 1:

PROTECTING & MAINTAINING YOUR CREDIT THROUGH A FAMILY TRANSITION

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Create a post-transition money management plan

Identify all sources of income

First expenses should be mortgage or rent

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Inventory all debt & credit lines

request a free credit report

make note of individual & joint accounts

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Remove each other as authorized users

THIS IS A SIMPLE AND IMPORTANT TASK FOR CREDIT CARDS

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Separate Joint Accounts

IF YOU CANNOT SEPARATE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO MANAGE SHARED ACCOUNTS CAREFULLY

FOR LOANS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LENDER

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Monitor Your Credit

STAGGER PULLING CREDIT REPORTS EVERY 4 MONTHS

ANNUALCREDITREPORT.COM

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Objective 2:

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS OF OVERUSING CREDIT

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FINANCES & EMOTIONS

Can negatively impact both parents

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FINANCES & EMOTIONS Impulsive decisions

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FINANCES & EMOTIONS Using credit to get through

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More expenses during transitionATTORNEY FEES RELOCATION EXPENSES

CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER ADDITIONAL COSTS DURING THE TRANSITION TIME?

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Objective 3:

EXPLORING DIVISION OF DEBT

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Secured & Unsecured Debt

SECURED DEBT IS BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, IF BOTH PARENTS NAMES ARE ON IT THEN BOTH ARE RESPONSIBLE

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Unsecured Debt

DEBT IS IN GENERAL PROPORTION TO A PARENTS ABILITY TO PAY

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Understand your Divorce Decree

DIVISION OF PROPERTYSPOUSAL SUPPORTCHILD CUSTODYFINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARENT

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What if a parent is not fulfilling their financial obligations?

IF IT’S A JOINT ACCOUNT THE OTHER PARENT IS EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THE DIVORCE DECREE

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Establishing your own credit & financial identity

USE INDIVIDUAL CREDITPAY ON TIMEPAY OFF BALANCES MONTHLYSLOWLY BUILD

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Questions???

Thank you!

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PollHow comfortable are you now teaching financial concepts to parents?

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES www.DivorceSupport.com www.Credit.com MN Attorney General’s Office: For basic money & credit information:

www.ag.state.mn.us www.BankRate.com Request a free credit report at: www.AnnualCreditReport.com www.Creditkarma.com LawHelpMN.org: offers court forms, fact sheets, and other

resources on a wide range of legal issues www.mnlegaladvice.org: MN Legal Advice Online is a new FREE

way to get legal advice online if you can’t afford a lawyer.