Divorce & Real Estate: Why Didn't My Lawyer Tell Me That? | Episode 230

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Divorce and Real Estate: What Your Attorney May Not Tell You In this episode of Divorce at Altitude, Ryan Kalamaya is joined by Karla Kyte, a Certified Divorce Lending Professional, to discuss one of the most overlooked parts of divorce: real estate and mortgage planning. They break down the costly mistakes people make when they assume keeping or buying a home will be simple after divorce, and why involving a divorce mortgage expert during settlement negotiations can make a major difference. Karla explains how child support, spousal maintenance, temporary orders, refinancing, equity buyouts, and loan assumptions can all impact whether a divorcing spouse will actually qualify for a mortgage. Guest Information Karla Kyte is a Denver-area lender with more than 27 years of experience and has been a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP) since 2017. In addition to her lending work, she now runs a fee-based divorce mortgage planning business focused on helping divorcing individuals and attorneys structure settlements that can actually be executed after decree. Episode Highlights Why Real Estate Is So Often Mishandled in Divorce Karla explains that many divorcing spouses ask, “Why