Divorces can take a toll on the wallet, as Ivannia Liljebäck Hult found out when she divorced her ex-husband eight years ago.
– Not to have stood in a housing queue, to not have any major liquid assets of your own that you could go to in that situation, that is the biggest lesson, she says.
The bank advised to take from the children’s savings, when they were faced with double accommodation because they could not afford to buy each other out.
– It is noticeable. It’s a bit like breaking the children’s piggy bank. Just a big “no, no” that you have in you, says Ivannia Liljebäck Hult.
Therefore, the financial consequences of a divorce can come as a surprise – the financial adviser explains in the player above.