Advancing the discipline of divorce mortgage planning through education, certification, and professional standards.
The Divorce Lending Association establishes the professional standards governing mortgage and real property decisions in divorce, certifies the practitioners who apply them, and serves the family-law and financial professionals who depend on them.
Est. 2014
Founding
1,000+
Certified CDLP® professionals
50 states
Member coverage nationwide
Published
Practice standards & code of ethics
Who you are
Where do you fit in the work of the association?
The Divorce Lending Association serves three audiences. Choose your path below to find the resources, credentialing, and support designed for your role.
Become a Certified Divorce Lending Professional.
Earn the credential governing mortgage practice in divorce, and join the body that establishes the standards.
Explore CDLP® certificationFamily-law & financial professionalRefer with confidence.
Find credentialed CDLPs and join the allied professional network for attorneys, mediators, and financial planners.
For professionalsMember of the publicGoing through a divorce.
Find a CDLP® near you or book a free, confidential 20-minute housing consult on divorcehousing.com.
For the publicRecognition & collaboration
Recognized across the family-law, financial, and mortgage communities.
The Divorce Lending Association and the discipline of divorce mortgage planning are recognized by professionals working at the intersection of family law, financial planning, and mortgage finance.
For mortgage professionals
Join the association that defines the discipline.
CDLP® certification is membership in the body that establishes the standards. Family-law professionals refer to CDLP® practitioners because they trust the credential. The credential is trusted because the association governs it.
Certification
CDLP® curriculum, exam, and credential
Comprehensive training in family law fundamentals, equitable distribution, and mortgage qualification under divorce conditions.
Standing
Listing in the public CDLP® register
Recognized presence in the official directory used by attorneys, mediators, and divorcing homeowners nationwide.
Tools
Mortgage Capacity Mapping™ and CORE Membership
Proprietary analytical frameworks and a member workspace built specifically for divorce mortgage planning.
Convening
Annual symposium and CE programming
Member-only education, peer network, and recognized continuing education credits across professional disciplines.
