View From The Bench

As the saying goes, there's no place like home.  Your home is your castle. Your sanctuary. It's the one place on Earth where you can go to relax, rest, and feel safe. It's not surprising then how devastated you may feel if facing the prospect of having to move from or sell your home. Yes, home is where the heart is. But in a divorce, beyond the genuine emotional attachment, the community home is often a divorcing couple's single most significant financial asset.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? It may be the title of a great song, but it's a tough question you may be forced to answer in a divorce. Ultimately, the answer depends on your goals, resources, and children's needs. Separating an emotional attachment to a home is difficult, but you have to approach the question the same way you would if it were strictly a business decision. That may sound cold and calculated after you've lived in a home a long time, created many memories, and raised children there. But unfortunately, in a divorce situation, it isn't practical to continue sharing a home with your soon-to-be ex-spouse.