Hey, it's Anne. If you've listened to this podcast, you know I interview women who are dealing

with their husband's lies, anger, or infidelity. And since I've been doing this for over 10 years,

and I've interviewed over 200 women and counting, we know exactly how to help women in this situation.

If you relate to anything you hear in this episode, we can help you today. I created our live

daily group sessions because when I was going through it, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't

find the help I needed. The entire BTR team has been through it too, so we know how to anticipate

the issues you're likely to face when you discover your husband's lives or infidelity. No matter where you live,

no matter where you are in the world, we can help you immediately. Check out our group session

schedule at BTR.org slash group. When we're thinking about financial abuse in divorce,

it's really important to protect yourself. So financial abuse in divorce is the

abuser's way of gaining and maintaining power by controlling access to money and resources.

And during divorce, it often includes tactics like withholding financial support, hiding

assets, or intentionally complicating legal and financial processes to wreak havoc on the victim's

stability. And it doesn't necessarily stop after the divorce. So we want to warn you about some of

these things today. So why do narcissists use financial abuse? Because they're motivated by control.

And they want to undermine your autonomy and manipulate your decisions and make you dependent on them or the very least create chaos.

So here are some of the tactics used to financially abuse during divorce. Number one, hiding income

or assets. Number two, canceling credit cards, shutting down bank accounts, or withholding financial support.

Number three, overwhelming you with legal delays, and number four, sabotaging your employment.

As far as financial abuse after divorce, here's some things to watch for.

Abusers portraying themselves as the victim.

Manipulating child visitation so that they can withhold child support payments or intentionally disrupt your financial situation.

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