Violet Woodhouse

Violet P. Woodhouse, one of the leading authorities on divorce, is an author, educator, speaker and attorney. She is both a Certified Family Law Specialist conferred by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and a Certified Financial Planner. Her professional blend allows her to guide her clients through financially complex divorce issues.

Woodhouse has significant expertise in taxation of income and assets, valuation of businesses, retirement plans, annuities, cash value insurance, investments, real estate cash flow and debt analysis, and employee benefits like qualified and non-qualified executive and employer deferred compensation plans, stock options, and management of risk in divorce division decisions. She also has in-depth knowledge concerning support and custody issues.

Woodhouse shares her expertise in financial decision making during divorce in her Nolo Incorporated bestseller Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce. New York Newsday named this thorough, step-by-step guide "the most comprehensive financial planning guide for divorcing couples available."

Her articles have been published in the State Bar of California and the Orange County Bar Association publications as well as legal newspapers and trade journals such as the Daily Journal and the Family Law News. She has also been quoted extensively in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Working Woman, Lear's, Money Magazine, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, USA Today, New Choices and the Los Angeles Times.

Often called upon as a consultant to the media to address issues pertaining to divorce, relationships, marriage and personal finance, Woodhouse is a frequent guest on national radio and television shows. She is also a nationally renowned public speaker, lecturer, and seminar presenter.

California Super Lawyers Magazine named Ms. Woodhouse a Southern California Super Lawyer for the past four years, and one of the top 50 Orange County Lawyers in 2004. Woodhouse is the recipient of the National Leadership Award from the Republican Congressional Committee, and California’s 2004 Business Woman of the Year. Naming her one of the top financial advisors in the nation for six consecutive years, Worth Magazine also continues to recognize her professional accomplishments.

Woodhouse earned her Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law where she was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility and won Best Brief in Moot Court competition. Follow Woodhouse on Twitter @VioletWoodhouse.