Book a Free Strategy Review
The OriginalDivorce Housing Strategy Platform | built by the founder of the CDLP® designation Est. 2011

Divorce Housing Insights

Housing decisions during divorce often involve the intersection of legal agreements, financial restructuring, and mortgage feasibility. Divorce Housing Insights provides educational articles designed to help individuals better understand how housing, mortgage responsibility, and financial structure interact during the divorce process. These insights explore common questions surrounding refinancing, property division, settlement timing, and long-term housing sustainability.

Can Child Support or Alimony Help Me Qualify for a Mortgage? Sep 10, 2026

One of the biggest concerns for divorcing homeowners is whether they will qualify for a mortgage after their household income changes. If you are receiving child support or alimony, you may be wonderi...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in New Jersey Under the New Alimony Rules Sep 09, 2026

A Divorce Agreement Can Give You the House. It Cannot Guarantee the Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in New Jersey, your settlement agreement may feel like the ...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in a New Mexico Divorce: Community Property in Writing Sep 09, 2026

A Divorce Decree Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Qualify You for the Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in New Mexico, you may believe that once the court award...

Continue Reading...
Should I Keep the House or Sell It? Sep 09, 2026

For many people going through a divorce, no decision carries more emotional and financial weight than deciding what to do with the family home.

Should you keep the house, or is selling it the better ...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the New York Home: Houses, Co-ops, and Divorce Qualifying Sep 08, 2026

A Divorce Judgment Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Guarantee You Will Qualify for the Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in New York, it is natural to focus on ...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in North Carolina: Divisible Property and Timing Sep 08, 2026

A Divorce Settlement Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Approve Your Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in North Carolina, you may assume that once the court award...

Continue Reading...
How Much Equity Am I Entitled To in Divorce? Sep 08, 2026

For many divorcing homeowners, one of the biggest questions is also one of the most emotional.

How much equity am I entitled to?

The family home is often more than a financial asset. It may represen...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in a North Dakota Divorce: The Ruff-Fischer Factors Sep 07, 2026

A Court Can Award You the House. It Cannot Approve Your Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in North Dakota, you may believe that once the settlement agreement is ...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in an Ohio Divorce: Dower Rights and the Refinance Sep 07, 2026

A Divorce Decree Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Approve Your Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in Ohio, you may assume that once the court decides who keeps t...

Continue Reading...
What Happens If My Spouse Will Not Remove Their Name From the Mortgage? Sep 07, 2026

Dividing a home during divorce is rarely simple. For many couples, the family home is the largest financial asset they own, and the mortgage tied to that home can become one of the biggest obstacles t...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in an Oklahoma Divorce: Jointly Acquired, Solely Kept Sep 06, 2026

A Divorce Decree Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Guarantee Your Mortgage Approval.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in Oklahoma, you may assume that once the court awar...

Continue Reading...
Keeping the House in an Oregon Divorce: The Equal-Contribution Rule Sep 06, 2026

A Divorce Settlement Can Award You the Home. It Cannot Guarantee the Mortgage.

If you are planning to keep the marital home after a divorce in Oregon, it is easy to assume that once the court awards...

Continue Reading...