Couples often have differences about finances in their marriages, and those differences become exacerbated in divorce. In this program, we will look at the issues in divorce financial planning, the emotional components of financial decision-making, and how couples can resolve financial differences in both marriage and divorce.

Pam Friedman has over 20 years of financial planning and investment experience. She is author of new book "I Now Pronounce You Financially Fit". Prior to partnering with Silicon Hills Wealth Management, LLC, Ms. Friedman was on Wall Street in both New York and London structuring and raising capital for both public and private companies. Upon her return to Texas, Ms. Friedman spent six years on the faculty of the Finance Department in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Ms. Friedman’s particular area of expertise is marital financial planning which includes planning for the risk of divorce and educating clients who may be unfamiliar with financial issues and investing during and after divorce.

Ms. Friedman has been a regular speaker at meetings of the Austin chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Capital Area Paralegal Association, and the Austin chapter of Certified Public Accountants (CPA). She is a member of The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Austin chapter of Texas Women in Business and The University of Texas’ BBA and Business Honors Program Alumni Boards. Ms. Friedman earned the designation CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) in 2006 and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) in 2011. Pam is also a trained family law mediator. Pam holds an MBA, BBA and BA in Finance and Economics from The University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Friedman has been featured in national publications and on- air with U.S. News and World Report, Self Magazine, ABC News Radio, Daily Finance (AOL), The Maggie Linton Show, MoneyRates.com and the Divorce Financial Analyst Journal.

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Zena Zumeta, internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators. She is president of the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Zena is a lawyer and a former president of the Academy of Family Mediators. She is the recipient of the Michigan Lifetime Achievement in Mediation Award; the National Education Association/Saturn Corporation Award for Union-Management Collaboration; the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award; and the Kumba Award from the National Conference on Minorities in ADR.