LeeAnn McKeon NMLS# 135703

10/30/2026

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10/27/2026

The house is on the table in almost every divorce. Who keeps it, how the buyout is structured, and whether the loan can be refinanced. Attorneys, mediators, and financial neutrals each bring something essential to those decisions.

Is your divorce team complete?

As a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®), I practice Divorce Mortgage Planning as an integral member of the professional divorce team. My role is to help test whether the housing plan being negotiated is one the parties can actually carry out.

I’m not there to replace anyone at the table. I’m there to work alongside you, so the decisions about the house are built on a clear understanding of what is financially feasible.

If you work with divorcing clients, I’d welcome a conversation about how we can work together.

10/20/2026

"Is this loan assumable?"

It's one of the most common questions I hear in divorce cases, and it often gets an accurate answer to the wrong question.

When someone calls the servicer and asks, the answer usually comes from the note, which covers selling the house to a buyer. But a transfer between spouses under a divorce decree follows a different set of rules. A correct "no" can still close a door the case never looked behind.

And even when the answer is yes, "assume the mortgage" can mean three very different outcomes. Only one of them actually releases the spouse who is leaving.

This article walks through the four questions that matter before a settlement agreement is signed.

Read it here: https://www.divorcelendingassociation.com/blog/is-the-mortgage-assumable-in-a-divorce-ask-this-instead.cfm

If you have a case where the house and the mortgage are part of the settlement, let's talk while the agreement is still a draft. As a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®), this is exactly the work I do.

10/13/2026

This time of year reminds us that letting go is part of every season.

As a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®), I often see decisions about the home being made before anyone has looked at what they will mean for the mortgage.

If you are going through a divorce, you are letting go of a lot right now. That deserves patience. What comes next deserves a plan.

Before you sign the settlement, find out how its terms will affect your ability to keep the house, refinance, or buy your next home. Getting those answers early gives you the chance to make choices with clear information rather than finding out after the agreement is final.

If you or someone you know is facing these decisions, I would be glad to talk through your situation.

10/10/2026

10/06/2026

This issue of Divorce Mortgage Insights takes on a question that comes up whenever one spouse keeps the house: who pays for repairs on the marital home?

The article makes a practical point. The settlement agreement is usually signed months before the lender orders its appraisal. If that appraisal lists work the lender requires before closing, and the agreement never said who covers it, the refinance waits while the spouses negotiate after the fact.

It explains how known issues can be handled: an adjusted value, a credit against the buyout, completing the work before the transfer, or a written acknowledgment of condition. It also shows how an agreement can account for problems nobody has found yet, with a trigger, a cost source, a split, a cap, and a plan for the deadline.

If you are an attorney or mediator working on a settlement where the home is staying with one spouse, I am glad to talk through how the refinance side may affect the terms.

Read the full article: https://divorcebriefings.com/4yBlBTD

09/29/2026

Keeping the house may be part of the divorce settlement. But can the mortgage plan actually support it?

That’s a question that should be answered before the settlement is finalized.

There are often more pieces involved than simply determining who gets the home:

• Can one spouse qualify for the mortgage independently?
• How and when can support income be used for qualifying?
• Is the proposed equity buyout financially and mortgage-feasible?
• Could the way the settlement is structured create a financing problem later?

This is why mortgage planning belongs at the beginning of the divorce process, not at the end.

As a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®), I work alongside divorce professionals and their clients to evaluate the mortgage implications of the marital home before decisions become final.

The goal is to identify potential obstacles early, provide clarity around available mortgage options, and help the professional team make informed decisions with the financing piece in view.

If you’re an attorney, mediator, financial professional, or real estate professional working with a divorcing client where the home is part of the conversation, reach out to me.

09/22/2026

If you're going through a divorce, protecting your credit and your identity is easy to overlook while so much else is changing. These four steps are worth saving.

Two points stand out to me as a Certified Divorce Lending Professional.

Your divorce decree divides responsibility between you and your spouse, but it does not change your contract with a lender. If your name is on a joint account, the lender can still collect from you.

And after years together, your spouse likely knows your passwords and the answers to your security questions. Updating those protections is a routine step, not an accusation.

Here is where to start: check your credit reports for free every week at AnnualCreditReport.com, freeze your credit at all three bureaus, change your passwords, PINs, and security questions, and report any account you did not open at IdentityTheft.gov.

If you plan to buy or refinance, keep in mind that a credit freeze must be lifted before a lender can review your credit. Just as important, talk with a Certified Divorce Lending Professional before you apply. As a CDLP®, I am trained specifically in how the terms of a divorce, from joint debts to the timing of your settlement, can affect your mortgage options.

Contact me directly to start your Divorce Mortgage Plan.

08/25/2026

5.0 star review received on Experience.com for LeeAnn McKeon by Maria S - I can count on Leeann to approach each transaction with care and consideration, and to educate buyers on all their options.