However, you might be able to figure out a settlement that will keep you in the house while the kids are in school, or figure out some other type of arrangement in which you can keep the house for a period of time until you're ready to sell. It's all part of working as a team -- you, your CPA, and your attorney -- to see what kind of options you do have.

Linda Forman, CPA, P.C. is a Certifed Public Accountant who has practiced financial and tax guidance, retirement planning and ERISA issues, litigation support, and other areas of accounting in the Chicago area for over 30 years. She can be reached at (847) 316-1040. View her Divorce Magazine profile.