Denise French founded Divorce Strategies Group (DSG) in 2014 as a result of her own ugly divorce in 2007. Denise desired to create a firm where others could have a better divorce experience, and to help children not face the trauma her own child experienced. DSG helps other walk through the divorce process in a dignified and confident manner.
Denise is a Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®), a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics® (MAFF®), a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®), a Family and Child Custody Mediator and trained as a Collaborative Divorce Financial Expert. Denise focuses on the areas of:
Divorce finance
Divorce tax
Separate property tracing
Executive compensation in divorce
Pension plans
Expert witness testimony
Denise has over 22 years of experience in financial planning, investment positioning, and income strategies. She currently provides full-service financial planning, investment placement and insurance as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) under French Financial Group. Denise is also a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC).
Family Law Matters
Tracing and Characterizing Assets
Reimbursement & Wasting Claims
Business Valuation
Present Value Calculation of Pensions
Financial Consultation
Post-Divorce Financial Planning
Cash Flow Analysis
Post-Divorce Tax Planning
Expert reports in Harris, Fort Bend
Education
Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, CDFA Designation, Financial management with divorcing households, 2014
College for Financial Planning, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, Retirement Planning, 2015
University of North Texas, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1994
National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, Certified Valuation Analyst and Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, 2018
Licenses & Certifications
CVA, MAFF, CDFA, CRPC, Series 66, SIE Investment Adviser, Annuity & Life Insurance, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) 1996
