Steven John Rutlen

Steven John Rutlen CDFA®, ChFC®, CPA

9580 Oak Avenue Pkwy
Suite 7-275
Folsom CA 95630-1888
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916-313-5722

I am a financial professional with over forty years of accounting, tax, financial planning, and business consulting experience.  I am a CPA and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®).  I am trained in the Collaborative Divorce model of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.  I am a founding member of the Collaborative Divorce Network of Northern California and an Associate Member of the Sacramento Collaborative Practice Group.

I offer my clients an in-depth understanding of the financial aspects of marital dissolution.  Whether analyzing and/or calculating separate vs. community interests, tracing, or forensic investigation, I have the ability to decipher, analyze complex financial affairs in a straightforward and easy-to-understand work product.  Closely-held businesses, flow-through entities (e.g. partnerships, S corporations, limited liability partnerships, and companies), executive compensation plans (stock options, non-compete agreements, qualified and nonqualified retirement arrangements, etc.) all present unique challenges and issues.  I help my clients obtain a fuller understanding and navigate through these complexities.

It is important that both parties in a divorce understand the long-term effect of financial decisions made today.  What appears good initially may not be beneficial in the long term.  Reaching a satisfactory financial settlement is a critical part of the divorce process.  Doing so while preserving and supporting the individual dignity of the parties is also important.  Whether working as an advocate or as a joint-neutral (mediation or collaborative), I am committed to helping my clients achieve both.