Saw this nugget in the Tribune recently, Single Parent Properties. Essentially it's a mortgage brokerage that focuses on helping single parents and recent divorcees.

The bigger issue I think is that people don't change their lifestyles enough post-divorce. In many situations, the parties' income has just been cut in half and yet people often think they can live in the same home and neighborhood, ect. And that's leaving aside the risk that the obligor/payer parent (child support, ect.) doesn't pay support regularly...then it's even worse.

Taking a good hard look at your financial life immediately upon a divorce and possibly sitting down with a financial advisor is time well spent.