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DIANE C. PAPPAS is the principal and owner of Solutions for Divorce LLC, an independent, fee-only divorce financial planning firm serving all of Massachusetts. Ms. Pappas is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, a Certified QDRO Specialist™, a divorce mediator, a Collaborative Financial Neutral and a Registered Investment Advisor. Diane has presented at national conferences on the topic of divorce financial analysis and is nationally recognized as an expert in her field, having received the IDFA’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award for representing the very best of CDFA Professionals®. Diane handles all the complex tax and financial issues in divorce like forensics, pension valuations and complex asset divisions as well as analyzing complex executive compensation and performing tax-based child support and alimony calculations under MA caselaw. Diane drafts QDROs for all types of retirement plans including non-qualified plans and state and private pensions. The primary focus of her practice is making sure her clients have clarity, confidence and a complete understanding of the settlement before signing on the dotted line.