The Double Standard No One Wants to Talk About: When Women Are the Higher Earner in Divorce

by Karla Kyte | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized

There is a conversation happening quietly—and sometimes uncomfortably—inside divorce proceedings that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. And as a woman, a mortgage professional, and someone who has been the primary income earner in my own household for many...

Needing a Co-Signer After Divorce Isn’t Failure — It’s Strategy

by Karla Kyte | Jan 19, 2026 | You Need Strategy

If you’re going through a divorce and struggling to qualify for a mortgage, you’re not alone — and you’re not doing anything wrong. One of the most emotionally charged topics I navigate with divorcing clients, especially those in their 40s and 50s, is the idea of...

Divorce and the Mortgage: What I Do, What You Get, and Why It Matters

by Karla Kyte | Jan 13, 2026 | Why MDMP

If You’re Divorcing and Own a Home, Read This First Divorce disrupts everything, and housing is often the biggest financial and emotional decision on the table. Should you keep the home? Sell it? Assume the mortgage? Qualify to buy something new? These are not...

CDFA vs. CDLP: What’s the Difference—And Why You Might Need Both During Divorce

by Karla Kyte | Jan 7, 2026 | You Need Strategy

Divorce Comes with Decisions. Big Ones. Especially when real estate and retirement accounts are involved. Especially when your income is complex. Especially when you want to keep the house but aren’t sure if you can. In this fog of legal documents, emotional...

Co-Signers in Divorce: What You’re Really Asking — and Why It Sometimes Makes Sense

by Karla Kyte | Jan 6, 2026 | You Need Strategy

Going through divorce often means navigating financial decisions you never expected to face — including the possibility of needing a co-signer to move forward. For many people, that idea alone feels uncomfortable. By the time someone is going through divorce, they are...