
About Our Firm
Dedicated to being your trusted partner during the important turning points in your life.

Our firm was started in 2012 with the philosophy of being a different kind of firm with integrity to help others. The intent of our firm is to create a different type of advisory experience that offers unbiased investment advice with transparency in mind. We have expertise in various areas of finance to offer you a wide array of timely, comprehensive, conflict-free services.

Michele M. Laws, CDFA, CVA, MAFF, is President of Turning Point Financial Group and Divorce Dollars & Sense Corporation.
Michele has a B.A. in Business with a specialization in finance. She received certifications as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) from the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts, a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and a Master Analyst of Financial Forensics (MAFF) both from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts.
For over 20 years she has been helping individuals make sense of financial changes in their life and specializes in helping those who have experienced turning points in their lives such as widows and divorces. She understands these types of changes first hand as a widow and divorcee herself.
Michele is an Investment Advisor Representative offering advisory services through Town Square Capital LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. All named entities are unaffiliated.
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Licenses and Registrations:
- Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
- Master Analyst of Financial Forensics
- Certified Valuation Analyst
- Series 7 General Securities Representative
- Series 65 Uniform Investment Advisor
- Series 63 Uniform Securities License
- Life, Accident, Health, Disability and Variable Contracts in Multiple States

Shayla Hodge, Administrative Assistant
Shayla is a Patrick Henry College graduate with an Administrative Support Technology degree. She has worked in the healthcare field for several years, but then decided it was time for a change and joined the financial field. She joined Turning Point Financial Group during the summer of 2021 and has been a great asset to our team. She enjoys interacting with clients and assisting them with their financial needs.
During her off time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Niki Clark, Divorce Financial Analyst Assistant
Niki is a graduate of Western Governors University with an accounting degree. She has worked in accounting and finance for over 12 years. She joined our divorce team in 2020 and has never looked back! She enjoys the challenge each case brings and looks forward to the input her experience can add. Her favorite part of working at Divorce Dollars & Sense is her ability to help clients through the difficult times in their lives.
When she isn’t working she is spending time with her family and friends, and spoiling her furbabies!