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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.

Virginia Equity Buyout & Brandenburg Formula Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Virginians apply the Brandenburg formula to hybrid property under Va. Code § 20-107.3, structure equity buyouts that fund, and use the separation period for capacity planning — and why a...

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North Carolina Equity Buyout & Divisible Property Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing North Carolinians account for divisible property — appreciation between the date of separation and distribution — under N.C.G.S. § 50-20's three-category property scheme, structure equit...

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Georgia Equity Buyout & Source of Funds Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Georgians apply the source of funds rule from Thomas v. Thomas to mixed-fund properties, structure equity buyouts that reflect the proportional analysis, and qualify for the financing re...

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Ohio Equity Buyout, Dower & Active Appreciation Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Ohioans handle dower release timing, distinguish active from passive appreciation, and structure equity buyouts under Ohio's equal-division presumption — and why a Certified Divorce Lend...

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Illinois Equity Buyout & Statutory Maintenance Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Illinoisans use the state's statutory maintenance formula to build predictable post-divorce qualifying income, structure equity buyouts that fund, and account for dissipation findings — ...

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Pennsylvania Equity Buyout & Increase-in-Value Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Pennsylvanians structure equity buyouts that properly value the marital estate's increase-in-value claim on non-marital property under 23 Pa.C.S. § 3501(a.1) — and why a Certified Divorc...

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New York Equity Buyout & Co-op Share Loan Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing New Yorkers structure equity buyouts and co-op share-loan refinances that account for board approvals, statutory maintenance, and Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)'s thirteen-factor divisi...

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Texas Equity Buyout & Owelty Lien Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Texans use the Owelty of Partition Lien to fund equity buyouts at 95–100% LTV — bypassing the Texas constitutional 80% cash-out cap — and why a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CD...

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California Equity Buyout & Moore/Marsden Apportionment Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Californians structure equity buyouts that price Moore/Marsden community claims correctly, preserve Prop 13 base year value where possible, and account for date-of-separation impacts — a...

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Florida Equity Buyout & Save Our Homes Portability Planning May 07, 2026

How divorcing Florida homeowners structure equity buyouts that preserve the Save Our Homes tax benefit for both spouses — and why a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) belongs at ...

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The Emotional Tug-of-War: Should I Keep the House? Apr 23, 2026

Divorce brings a flood of difficult choices. You must separate finances, adjust daily routines, and redefine your future. Yet, few decisions feel as heavy as figuring out what to do with the marital h...

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Who Gets the House in a Divorce? The Answer No One Explains (Until It’s Too Late) Apr 21, 2026
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