The Pros and Cons of ‘Nesting’ After a Divorce

For most couples, their home and retirement accounts are their largest assets. As couples begin to separate their lives, including divvying up finances, they must determine whether they can afford to hold on to that asset in order to nest - where children live in the family home full time while the parents rotate in and out. Will they rent a second apartment to share when they’re not on parenting duty? Will the mortgage on the family home still be paid as it had been? Who will pay for repairs? How do you determine who will stock the fridge or mow the lawn?

In this excellent New York Times article, Kaya Laterman takes a hard look at the pros and cons of nesting.