Key Conversations podcast

Episode 28 · With Michelle Leisen

Divorce, Home Equity, and Financial Clarity

A house cannot be considered separately from the rest of a divorce financial plan. CJ and Katy Norman talk with Michelle Leisen about home equity, retirement assets, mediation, and comparing immediate housing preferences with long-term financial stability.

From the conversation

Home equity is one part of the full balance sheet

Keeping a house may feel stable, but the equity, mortgage payment, maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost need to be compared with retirement accounts, cash flow, and other assets.

Michelle discusses why two assets with the same current value may not create the same long-term financial outcome.

Financial clarity before final decisions

Mediation and divorce financial planning can help identify the information both people need before choosing what happens to the home. The goal is not to force one answer, but to understand the consequences of each available path.

CJ can provide real estate value and sale context as part of that larger professional team.

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