Category Archives: Marital Home

Divorce and the Homestead – A House is Not a Home

Sometimes when a couple divorce, the marital home, as it is called, is the largest asset the couple divides. The family home, the symbol that, during the happier times, became a metaphor of all the hopes and dreams of a … Continue reading

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First Comes Love, then Comes the Mortgage

A new study by Coldwell Banker suggests that couples in a committed relationship are more likely than their parent to buy a house before getting married. The Coldwell Banker survey comes with a recently released study by the Center for … Continue reading

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The Piper Must be Paid: The Mortgage in a Divorce

One of the largest assets a married couple normally own is the marital home, and one of the most important decisions spouses make when they divorce involves the mortgage. For most couples parting ways, a decision about the mortgage must … Continue reading

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