{"id":10267,"date":"2026-03-25T02:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=10267"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:01:30","slug":"real-estate-agents-specializing-in-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-agents-specializing-in-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Timeless Tips From Real Estate Agents Specializing in Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding what to do with the marital home is a challenging part of every divorce where real estate is involved. Not only is the situation already emotionally charged by the circumstances, but the home itself carries sentimentality and enormous value. While it can feel like you\u2019re alone in an impossible situation, help is available.<\/p>\n<p>There are actually real estate agents specializing in divorce who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-sell-a-house-when-one-partner-refuses\/\">navigate the details and roadblocks<\/a> of selling joint property dozens of times every year. Some agents even get certified, which involves special training in understanding tax issues in the sale of the family home, alimony and child support, divorce and pensions, and bankruptcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Partner With a Top Agent Experienced in Divorce Sales<\/h3>\n                        <p>HomeLight\u00a0can connect you with a Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert in your area or a top agent with valuable experience helping couples successfully sell their homes due to divorce.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/seller?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Get Started<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this guide, we\u2019ve done the research by asking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/dawn-fore-tx-0416813\">Dawn Fore<\/a>, a real estate divorce specialist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/houston-tx\/top-real-estate-agents\">top-selling real estate agent in Houston<\/a>: What are some of the top things you always advise divorcing clients? She gave us the words of wisdom below. Now\u2019s your chance to soak up some of this free advice and learn how to get a handle on this collision of stressful life events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find real estate agents specializing in divorce to help navigate your real estate needs and get started with these tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":43486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[430,319],"tags":[754,778],"class_list":["post-10267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-divorce","category-selling-advice","tag-real-estate-broker-vs-agent","tag-real-estate-divorce-specialists"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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