Kirsty

party receiving large divorce settlement

Kirsty is in her 40s, has 2 children and has recently been awarded over £2m cash and £2m property in a divorce settlement. Kirsty had relied mainly on her ex-spouse and confided in us that she was not confident with money and needed help.

AMG Wealth began assisting Kirsty with her financial planning prior to the financial settlement being reached by the Solicitor. A joint meeting was held to ascertain what life for Kirsty would look like post settlement. Taking into account all the financial facts from both herself and her ex-spouse.

our client's concerns were

  • How much income would be needed to maintain a reasonable lifestyle with her children?
  • How much income would she be able to draw on her investments to provide that lifestyle. Also, for her income in her old age?
  • She wanted to ensure that the money was not lost in taxation and in inheritance tax.
  • She wanted to make sure that her children were secure should anything happen to her.
  • She wanted to make sure that her legacy would be protected for her children.

how did amg add value?

  • We embarked on building a foundation knowledge for Kirsty on how wealth management works. We explained the different options and our fees compared to those in the marketplace.
  • We offered a relationship-based service that is not transactional in nature but long term, spanning the generations.
  • We developed an interactive financial model that we could test with various settlement options. This really helped Kirsty and the solicitor to reach a sensible and fair settlement, as we had provided her ex-spouse with a detailed report on how the figure was reached.
  • We were used as a sounding board to verify what the other side were claiming financially.
  • We ensured that we had a family legacy plan that would protect the wealth for the next generation against life's uncertainties.

our recommendations

  • We worked with a panel solicitor and protected the legacy for Kirsty and her children and ensured her ex-spouse would not have access to any of her capital in the event of her death.
  • We developed an investment plan that would be tax efficient and helped to protect Kirsty against inflation over the longer term.
  • We delivered a foundation financial planning knowledge to Kirsty's children and encouraged them to manage wealth as a family.
  • We introduced the concept of family wealth management.
  • We have devised an inheritance tax mitigation timetable, which would save a great deal of tax if anything were to happen to Kirsty.
  • We introduced Kirsty to an accountant who would understand her needs from SJPs trusted professional panel.

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Disclaimer: all scenarios are based on real life events however, to protect client identities all names, locations and occupations have been replaced with pseudonyms.