The Unofficial Guide to Divorce

The Unofficial Guide to Divorce
Author: Sharon Naylor
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998-10-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780028624556

The statistics are no secret: the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 50% of marriages end in divorce. This means that each year, 2.5 million people go through the divorce process -- many of them without a clear-cut understanding of their options. That's where The Unofficial Guide to Divorce comes into play.While most books on divorce are either personal sagas or dry, technical guides, this book is written with the aid of both a therapist and an attorney. It sensitively explains the process and offers unbiased advice on selecting an attorney, evaluating agreement options, dealing with a high-conflict divorce, helping families cope with stress, getting emotional support, using the Internet as a valuable resource, and so much more. The Unofficial Guide to Divorce will allow readers to survive the ordeal and come up winners both emotionally and financially.

Unofficial Guide to Getting a Divorce

Unofficial Guide to Getting a Divorce
Author: Russell Wild
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0764597655

The inside scoop... for when you want more than the official line! Sad. Mad. Scared. Stressed. Distraught. Distracted. Overwhelmed. Divorce dredges up so many emotions and entails so many financial and legal issues, it's difficult to stay rational and keep your life on track. This savvy, updated guide empowers you to take constructive steps toward a better future. It leads you through preparing for divorce, the process, legal issues, coping, sticky situations, and post-divorce financial and health-care issues. It tells you things attorneys and other advisors may not, and gives unbiased recommendations for negotiating the tricky issues of divorce while keeping your sanity. * Vital Information to help you protect your interests in a divorce or in dealings with your future ex, attorneys, financial advisors, and more. * Insider Secrets for moving from "I do" to "I don't" with harmony, intelligence, and grace. * Money-Saving Techniques to reduce legal fees and court costs. * Time-Saving Tips to help you resolve your divorce without going to court. * The Scoop on the Latest Trends and precedents in spousal and child support, pre-nups, and more to help you set realistic expectations. * Handy Checklists to help you do everything from setting priorities to telling the children to dividing property

Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce
Author: Emily Doskow
Publisher: Nolo
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1413331769

If you are going to choose only one book to read as you navigate your divorce, choose Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce—the one guide that everyone going through divorce should have. The book will support readers in avoiding conflict while protecting their financial situation and relationships with children. It is thorough, easy to read, and updated with the most current information.

Divorcing

Divorcing
Author: Melvin M. Belli
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1990-01-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 031203816X

This groundbreaking book gives comprehensive legal advice, from finding the right attorney to finances, property, mediation, custody and visitation. Dr. Krantzer offers encouraging, healing strategies to cope with the emotional turmoil of being single again.

The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again

The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again
Author: Tina Tessina
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1999-02-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780028624549

For many varied reasons, a vast numbers of adults may find themselves single. Maybe they've postponed marriage to concentrate on a career. Perhaps they find themselves alone after divorce or the breakup of a long-term relationship. Or maybe their reaching out again after the death of their spouse. But the one thing they have in common is questions, questions, and more questions about just how to reenter the dating scene. The Unofficial Guide to Dating, Again explains the range of dating options available today and provides practical tools that will help readers assess their needs, research their options, and make decisions accordingly. Touching on such issues as STDs, AIDS, date rape, sexual harassment, lifestyle changes, social changes, and self-esteem, along with concerns about stepfamilies, children, and mature dating, this book will provide unbiased, street-smart information to those facing this adventure once again.

The Divorce Handbook

The Divorce Handbook
Author: James T. Friedman
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2011-02-23
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307765229

Since its first publication in 1982, The Divorce Handbook has sold over 200,000 copies. In this new and fully revised edition, specialist in family law James T. Friedman covers, in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, all the issues involved in negotiating a separation and divorce--how to choose a lawyer; how to arrange child custody, support, and visitation; how to prevent financial hide-and-seek; what to expect of the divorce proceedings themselves; and what to do if the divorce goes to trial. This revised edition addresses current trends in such areas as divorce law, alimony, property division, shared parenting, and visitation; it includes an expanded section of checklists, schedules, and guides for reconciliation and child support, as well as attorney retainer agreements, asset/liability worksheets, and more. The American Bar Association has called The Divorce Handbook "a welcome breath of fresh air in an otherwise stifling atmosphere created by a virtual avalanche of books about divorce." The revised edition of The Divorce Handbook is your best guide through the traumatic and painful business of divorce, and will be an essential resource for years to come.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce
Author: Pamela Weintraub
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1999
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780028633923

Offers advice on settlement agreements, custody arrangements, mediation, lawyers and legal fees, child and spousal support, visitation, and blended families

The Which? Guide to Divorce

The Which? Guide to Divorce
Author: Helen Howard (solicitor.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1998
Genre: Divorce
ISBN: 9780852027202

Keeping the interest of any children in focus, this guide explains the legal procedures involved in divorce and the financial implications of decisions made during the process in straightforward language. It discusses the role of mediation and the treatment of pensions, and sets out the changes made by the Family Law Act 1996 to issues such as domestic violence and matrimonial home rights.