The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA®) is the premier national organization dedicated to the certification, education and promotion of the use of financial professionals in the divorce arena.

The Institute for Divorce Finance Analysts® acknowledges and supports the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within its professional organization.

This support and acknowledgment highlight a commitment to fostering and encouraging a membership culture dedicated to an awareness of the impact of systemic racism, gender inequality, physical, neurodivergent, and emotional disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community and other historically underrepresented groups with the goal of embracing the uniqueness of all individuals.

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CDFA Professionals are in demand! More than two million North Americans will divorce this year and 100% of divorces involve financial settlements.

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The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA®)

Founded in 1993, IDFA provides specialized training to accounting, financial, and legal professionals in the field of pre-divorce financial planning. Over the years, we have certified more than 5,000 professionals in the US and Canada as Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) professionals.

The Institute provides comprehensive training using a variety of knowledge and skill-building techniques. CDFA candidates learn how to help their clients with financial issues that will affect the rest of their lives, including:

Personal vs. marital property
Valuing and dividing property
Retirement assets and pensions
Spousal and child support
Splitting the house
Tax problems and solutions
Expert witness testimony
Tax law and financial issues affecting divorce

To acquire the designation, a candidate must successfully pass the exam and be in good standing with their Broker/Dealer(if applicable) and the FINRA/SEC or any other licensing or regulatory agency.

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Success Stories

“Becoming a CDFA^® has been both personally and professionally rewarding. I have become the financial ‘go to’ person for many of the top Massachusetts attorneys, and as a result, many of their clients have become my clients at settlement time.?

-Barbara Shapiro (CFP^®, CDFA^®, CFS, EdM, MSF), Dedham, MA

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