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Your Divorce Advisor A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce

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Louis Parley author of "The Ethical Family Lawyer" "Your Divorce Advisor" is the most comprehensive divorce book on the market. It covers the legal issues extensively and is the only book to also tell you what you can expect to feel along the way. It offers an invaluable strategy for coping with the emotional demands of divorce, and has the best advice on talking with your kids about the divorce that I've read anywhere. It is the one book I will recommend to my divorcing clients.

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.02.2001

Verlag

Simon & Schuster N.Y.

Seitenzahl

368

Maße (L/B/H)

21.5/13.9/2.4 cm

Gewicht

345 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-684-87068-7

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.02.2001

Verlag

Simon & Schuster N.Y.

Seitenzahl

368

Maße (L/B/H)

21.5/13.9/2.4 cm

Gewicht

345 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-684-87068-7

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Your Divorce Advisor
  • Contents

    Foreword

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: The Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce:

    A View from the Summit

    Beginning at the End

    Overview of the Legal Process of Divorce

    Emotional Guideposts for Divorce

    Chapter 2: Planning For Success:

    Your Success Depends on the Path You Choose

    The First Steps

    How Do I Start the Legal Process?

    How Could This Be Happening to Our Family?

    Why Are My Feelings So Complicated?

    What Will My Family and Friends Think About Me?

    The Next Steps

    What Should I Do Before Leaving?

    What If I Can't Mobilize Myself to Do

    This Planning?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 3: Making the Initial Decisions:

    Charting Your Own Course

    What Are My Legal Options for Ending a Relationship?

    What Are My Options for Divorce Representation?

    How Do I Find, Choose, and Use a Mediator?

    How Do I Find, Choose, and Use a Lawyer?

    Emotional Ramifications of Early Legal Decisions

    How Do I Handle the Conflicts That Arise Between Us as We Prepare to Divorce?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 4: Steps to Success: Taking one Hill at a Time

    Filing for Divorce

    Does It Make a Difference Who Files First?

    Preparing Your Spouse to Receive Divorce Papers

    Arranging for Service of the Papers

    The Mandatory Waiting Period

    Staying in or Leaving the House

    What Are the Legal Issues We Must Settle During the Waiting Period and Prior to Divorce?

    Alimony

    Property Division

    Personal Property in All Jurisdictions

    Assets

    How Do We Use Our Assets for Mutual Benefit?

    What Should We Do About Our House?

    Tax Considerations

    Fault

    Will Fault Issues in the Divorce Impact Asset and Property Division Even in "No-Fault" Divorce?

    If Fault Rarely Affects Asset and Property Distribution in Court, What Role Does Fault Play in the Divorce?

    What Will Be Happening Between My Spouse and Me During This Time?

    Negotiating with Your Spouse: Skills and Tips

    How Do I Manage My Anxiety During This Time?

    What If I Have Sex with My Spouse?

    What If I Want to Date Someone New?

    What Do I Do If I Want to Have a Calmer, Friendlier Divorce but My Lawyer Has Advised Me to Be Tougher?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 5: Evidence and Pretrial Procedures:

    You Can Never Be Too Prepared

    Putting the Evidence Together

    Discovery: Releases, Interrogatories, Depositions,

    and Subpoenas

    Hidden Income

    Personal and Fault Issues

    What Are the Standard Pretrial Procedures?

    Court-Sponsored Settlement Conferences

    How to Use Pretrial Process

    When and Why Should I Go to Trial?

    Effecting a Settlement

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 6: Trials: Taking the Long, Hard Route

    Court Intervention

    What Is the Procedure in a Trial?

    What Counts as Evidence?

    What Documents Are Needed by the Court?

    How Can I Do Much of the Work Myself and Save the

    Lawyer's Fees?

    What Kinds of Witnesses Should I Consider?

    What Kinds of Discovery Can Be Used at Trial as

    Evidence?

    How Do I Prepare for the Financial Part of the Trial?

    If I Did Something Along the Way That May Hurt My Case, Should I Lie About It?

    What If My Spouse Is Lying?

    What Am I Likely to Be Feeling During the Trial?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 7: Taking Care of Myself and My Children:

    How Not to Get Lost

    The Decision to Separate

    How Do We Tell the Children?

    How Will My Children Feel and React?

    How Can I Best Help My Children During This Early Stage of Divorce?

    Will My Children Be Okay in a Divorced Family?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 8: Legal and Residential Arrangements:

    Finding Familiar Paths For Your Family

    What Are Our Legal Options for

    Raising Our Children After Divorce?

    Shared Parenting (Co-parenting) Versus Custody

    What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Shared

    Parenting?

    Do Children Fare Better in Shared Parenting Schedules Than in More Traditional Custody Situations?

    Developing a Schedule for Living Arrangements

    What Are the Most Common Living Arrangements and Schedules Adopted by Divorcing Parents?

    Are There Alternatives to the Typical Shared Parenting

    Plans?

    What Are Recommended Schedules for Children of

    Different Ages?

    Common Misconceptions in Thinking About Shared

    Parenting

    What Are the Necessary Elements of a Parenting Plan?

    What If We Can't Agree?

    What Do I Do If My Child Doesn't Want to Visit?

    Can I Relocate?

    Where Child Support Fits In

    What Are Child Support Guidelines?

    Child Support Versus Custody as a Financial Decision

    Where Child Support Is Spent

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 9: Contested Custody Cases:

    Hazardous Territory and Loose Footing

    When to Consider a Custody Battle

    Telling Your Children About Why You Are Involved

    in a Court Battle

    The Special Features of a Contested Custody Case

    Evaluations of the Child and Family

    How Is an Evaluator Chosen?

    What Happens in an Evaluation?

    What Are the Criteria Considered in an Evaluation?

    How Can I Maximize My Chances of Attaining a

    Successful Outcome?

    How Does the Court Use Evaluation Recommendations?

    In the Event of a Trial

    How Do I Help My Children at This Stage?

    What Do I Do If I Think My Spouse Has Turned the Children Against Me?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 10: Domestic Violence and Other Forms of Abuse:

    When the Route Is Really Dangerous

    Definitions of Violence

    Patterns of Abusive Relationships

    Setting Clear Boundaries for Yourself and Your Children

    When Your Children Are Involved and Affected

    What If My Child Has Witnessed the Violence?

    Assessing and Acting When You Are at Risk

    How Do I Recognize Whether I Am at Risk for My Partner's Abuse or Escalating Violence?

    What Do I Do First?

    What Constitutes an Abusive Relationship as Far as the Court Is Concerned?

    Types of Protection Afforded by Law: Restraining Orders and Orders

    of Protection

    How Should I Prepare to Successfully Obtain a Temporary Restraining Order?

    How Do I Enforce the Orders with My Spouse?

    Both Men and Women Can Qualify for a Restraining Order

    What the Order Can and Cannot Do for You

    Children's Involvement in the Legal Process

    What If My Child Is the One Being Abused?

    Should Any Child Involved in a Violent Family Be Forbidden to See the Offending Parent?

    What If My Children Don't See It My Way?

    Emotional Blackmail of Children

    Abduction

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 11: Life After Divorce:

    When the Horizon Beckons Anew

    Follow-Up Tasks

    To-Do List

    Obtain a Certified Copy of Your Final Judgment

    Credit Issues

    Health Insurance

    Social Security

    Record Keeping

    What Kinds of Changes May Need to Be Made in

    the Future?

    If You Do Not Have Children

    If You Have Children

    Enforcement of Orders

    Embarking on Your New Life

    How Can I Re-create the Healthiest Life for Myself and

    My Children?

    How Do I Handle Disciplining My Children?

    What About My Own Dating and Sex Life?

    How Do I Establish New Family Traditions?

    Will I Ever Be Free of the Court's Reach?

    Personal Assessment

    Chapter 12: Conclusions: At the Summit

    Appendix

    Resources

    References

    Index