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The home is often the most emotional asset. But evaluate:

Mortgage affordability

Refinancing eligibility

Maintenance costs

Property taxes

Equity does not equal liquidity.

Sometimes stability means selling.

Welcome to the Divorce Considered podcast, your dedicated resource for navigating the complexities of marital dissolution with confidence. Airing bi-weekly on SoundCloud, our mission is to peel back the layers of the legal and financial process, transforming confusion into a clear, actionable roadmap.

The Financial Architecture of Divorce Settlements - v1e6 by Laura Artman, MBA

California custody decisions are built around one legal standard: the best interest of the child. That phrase sounds broad, but in practice, courts are looking at a very specific set of factors designed to protect long-term child welfare and stability.

California custody decisions are built around one legal standard: the best interest of the child. That phrase sounds broad, but in practice, courts are looking at a very specific set of factors designed to protect long-term child welfare and stability.

The Marital Estate: What Is Actually Divided? The marital estate is broader than most people assume.

Community property means that, in general, assets and debts acquired during marriage are divided equally between spouses — regardless of who earned more income, whose name appears on the account, or who managed the finances.

In this episode of the Divorcing Dorothy Podcast, we explore how emotional decision-making can create long-term financial consequences — especially under California’s community property laws.

To help California’s deal with the uncertainties of our current real estate market, we are dedicating three episodes to help listeners make good real estate decisions.

Landscaping is a big part of curb appeal and can have a big impact on price. Researchers at Virginia Tech found that a home with little or no landscaping could produce an additional 5% - 15% by making landscaping improvements.