California financial planning tool
Understand your divorce money picture before you decide what comes next.
This calculator helps you model post-divorce income, expenses, savings runway, process cost pressure, timeline pressure, and local California resources.
This tool helps answer
“Am I going to be okay financially?”
It does not predict court outcomes or calculate support. It gives you a calm place to test the numbers you know, ask for the numbers only you can know, and see planning flags before they surprise you.
Estimate Your Monthly Gap
Compare expected income and expenses after divorce.
Understand Process Costs
See broad educational cost ranges based on complexity.
Find County Resources
Look up self-help, facilitator, and local resource links.
Financial reality calculator
Start with the money picture.
The calculator works in your browser. Your calculator inputs are not saved.
This educational tool helps you explore financial scenarios. It does not provide legal, financial, tax, custody, child support, or spousal support advice.
Educational planning tool only.
This tool does not provide legal, financial, tax, custody, child support, spousal support, or court advice. It does not calculate child support or spousal support. Support amounts are included only if you enter your own estimate.
Alameda County selected.
Local filing information, self-help resources, and family law facilitator details will appear in your results.
Ready when you are
The results use your last calculated numbers. Change any fields, then tap Calculate to update the results.
These starter results use blank planning inputs. Enter your numbers and tap Calculate to update them.
Estimated Monthly Surplus
$0
Based on what you entered, your estimated monthly income may cover your expected expenses.
Financial readiness
Moderate
Your financial readiness appears moderate. There are planning items to tighten, but the numbers do not show the highest pressure pattern right now.
Complexity pressure
Simpler
This plain-English label shapes cost and timeline pressure. It is not a legal conclusion.
No monthly gap based on current inputs
Your expected monthly income covers your expected monthly expenses based on what you entered.
How this is calculated
Runway is estimated as available savings divided by the estimated monthly gap. If there is no monthly gap, the calculator does not estimate a runway limit.
Plain-English guides
Financial planning articles
How Much Will Divorce Cost in California?
Educational, financial-planning focused, and linked back to the calculator.
How Long Does Divorce Take in California?
Educational, financial-planning focused, and linked back to the calculator.
Do I Need A Lawyer, A Mediator, Or A Self-Help Center?
Educational, financial-planning focused, and linked back to the calculator.