June Practice Management: More Than a Mortgage - Strategic Housing Solutions in Divorce Settlements

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Includes a Live Web Event on 06/03/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

June 3, 2025, 1PM EST

Why Divorce Mortgage Planning Belongs at the Settlement Table: When it comes to real property decisions in divorce, the conversation is too often limited to income, debt, and whether a client can qualify for a loan. But there's so much more at stake.

In this strategic session designed specifically for CDFA® professionals, Jody Bruns, founder of the Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) and Real Estate Mediation Specialist (REM-S™) certifications, will walk you through how divorce mortgage planning is used as a collaborative settlement strategy—not just a financial product.

You’ll learn:

How CDLP®s support both spouses during the settlement—not just the borrower
Why real property decisions should be guided by strategy, not assumption
How to manage expectations and emotions tied to the home
What to consider when clarity > closing

Whether you work with homeowners or business-owning couples, this training will help you identify when and how to bring a CDLP® into the process for better outcomes—and stronger settlements.

Jody Bruns

President & Founder, Divorce Lending Association, LLC

Divorce Lending Association

Jody Bruns is the President and Founder of the Divorce Lending Association and is credited with establishing industry certification programs for both real estate and mortgage professionals working with divorcing clients. Jody takes her knowledge further as an approved continuing education provider for multiple state bar associations and financial planning boards educating attorneys, financial planners, and other divorce professionals on the underlying concerns when divorce and real estate meet head-on.

Through her own personal journey of a divorce involving real estate, Jody knows firsthand the emotions divorce carries with it. Utilizing her own personal experience combined with her 30 plus years in mortgage and finance, Jody has made it her career and passion to educate the divorce community while helping divorcing clients navigate the clash between divorce, real estate, and mortgage financing.

Jody authored the Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP™) industry certification along with a book, A House Divided | The Clash between Divorce, Real Estate, and Mortgage Financing.

Jody has coached and trained over 3,000 mortgage and real estate professionals on how to successfully work with divorcing homeowners; divorce attorneys, and other divorce professionals with the ultimate goal of a more successful divorce when mortgage financing and real property are involved.

- Certified Mediator/Mediator Trainer
- Real Estate Continuing Education Instructor
- Approved Continuing Legal Education Provider with multiple State Bar Associations
- Approved Continuing Education Provider with CFP® Board and Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts

Learn more here.