Melissa Murphy Pavone, CFP®, CDFA® is a Certified Financial Planner® professional, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, and author of Divorce by Design, specializing in helping individuals navigate the financial complexities of divorce with clarity, confidence, and strategy. As the founder of Mindful Divorce Partners, Melissa works closely with clients, attorneys, mediators, and collaborative professionals to help people make informed financial decisions during one of life’s most emotionally overwhelming transitions.

Her work is deeply personal. As a child of divorce, Melissa watched her mother make decisions from a place of emotion, fear, and survival—without the financial guidance and support that could have changed the trajectory of her future. That experience became her “why” and inspired her mission to help others approach divorce with both emotional awareness and financial clarity.

Today, Melissa helps clients slow down, organize the facts, understand the numbers, and create a plan that supports not just surviving divorce—but thriving after it. Her approach combines financial expertise with compassion, helping clients navigate post-divorce cash flow, asset division, implementation planning, and long-term financial stability while reducing anxiety and overwhelm.

Melissa believes divorce is not just a legal event—it is a financial and emotional transition that deserves thoughtful planning, support, and a roadmap forward.