Divorcing Clients Need Special Care.
Be the professional they are looking for.
Add value, credibility, and stand out in your industry with the Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) program–a comprehensive training for professionals in various industries who wish to provide better services for their divorcing clients.
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In a world of consolidation, commoditization, fierce competition, and very little differentiation, there is only... The Client Experience
Step up & Stand Out.
The Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) Training is for professionals in the legal, financial, mental health, and real estate fields who provide services for divorcing clients.
CDS® are equipped with valuable divorce-specific information and a customized communications skillset to work with and collaborate on low and high conflict divorce cases. This unique program will provide you the tools to overcome common obstacles most professionals experience with divorcing clients and ultimately improve the experience for all parties involved.
Divorce Professionals Are In High Demand. Don’t Get Lost In The Crowd.
About the Program
This Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) program is a highly involved and participatory 16-hour course. It consists of a specialized communication skills training with a focus on integrating those skills in a client-session environment. It also highlights specific legal, financial, mental health, and real estate information that are integral to the divorce process. The CDS curriculum is filled with experiential learning, including a comprehensive manual, several exercises, and time to practice your new skills. You are sure to come out of the training enlightened and empowered.
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So, if you are a Legal, Financial, Mental Health, or Residential Professional who is interested in becoming a Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS™), now is the time to do it! You will receive the largest discount we have ever offered, while also doing an amazing deed by donating to such an important cause.
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Why Become a CDS®
Not having the right information or proper tools for divorcing clients will usually lead to unhappy clients, with even unhappier results.
The process is already challenging enough, the last thing you want is to complicate it for you, your client and their families. Our research and first hand experience has led us to understand the main challenges professionals have when providing services to divorcing clients and that is exactly why we developed this exclusive training.
- Become better equipped in assisting your divorcing clients
- Understand the legal, financial, mental health, and real estate implications in the divorce process.
- Be skillful at managing emotional states.
- Know which questions to ask and how to ask them.
- Successfully manage client expectations.
- Be seen as a divorce specialist within your industry.
- Stand out from your competition.
- Connect and build trusting relationships with other divorce industry professionals from across the country.
- Become a part of a national directory of Certified Divorce Specialists.
- Receive a discounted rate for NADP membership.
CE/CLE Approved Credits
- Florida Bar Certificate of Accreditation for Continuing Legal Education | CLE Reciprocity May be available in your state
- FL CLE Credit: General (18.5) Mental Illness (1.5) Professionalism (1.5)
- FL Certification Credits: Marital and Family Law 18.5
- CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) CE Credits: 16.0
- Florida Real Estate licensees | 8 hours of Specialty CE Credit for in-person trainings
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP) CE: 18 CE Credits
What CDS® Graduates Are Saying...

Rebecca Cleckler
Mortgage Loan Officer

Debra Whitson
Family Law Attorney & Mediator

Aviva Pinto, CDFA
Wealth Manager

Sammi Siegel, PhD, LMHC
Psychotherapist

Jennifer Storre
Senior Loan Officer

Olga P. Herbert, CFE
Senior Forensic Accountant

Marianela Collado
CPA & Certified Financial Planner

Theodore Alatsas, ESQ.
Family Law Attorney

Darcy Hardy
Managing Real Estate Broker

Rhonda Sherwin
Financial Counselor

Melissa Kallil
Certified Professional Coach

Laurie Dubow
Licensed Real Estate and Mortgage Broker