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CDS Certified Divorce Specialist VIP Exam
CDS — The Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) credential is offered by the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA), which also issues the CDFA designation; the exam covers financial, tax, and legal dimensions of divorce including asset division, support calculations, tax consequences, and retirement plan treatment, typically consisting of 100+ multiple-choice questions with a 70% passing threshold.
30
Questions
120m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
During the divorce process, your client Linda — who has been married for 14 years — discovers that her spouse inherited $180,000 from his late mother five years ago and deposited the funds into a joint savings account. The account currently holds $195,000. Under general equitable distribution principles, how would a court most likely characterize the inherited funds and any growth?
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