Description
Book SynopsisThe straight-talking guide to divorce by a seasoned family lawyer.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Divorce is the straight-talking, reassuring book you need now if you find yourself facing divorce. Written by an experienced family law attorney, the book is an often blunt, sometimes funny, always empathetic look at one of the most challenging time in your life.
The book begins with a list of rules to help you through the tough parts. They’re reliable, time-tested, formulated from the author’s 27 years in practice. In a clear, concise, and contemporary voice, author Lori Hellis offers step-by-step, start-to-finish advice on the many phases of divorce. She covers the full spectrum of divorce issues from beginning to end, from how to start and what temporary measures to take to deciding child custody and parenting time, calculating child and spousal support, and dividing property and debts. The book contains essential information for anyone during a divorce and includes specialized chapters for divorcing seniors, gay couples, and military members. It’s filled with concrete advice, sample documents, and hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy examples from the author’s years as a practicing divorce attorney. It’s the perfect blend of how-to and what-not-to-do.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE – IT’S STARTING
Chapter One The Beginning of the End
Chapter Two Social Media
Chapter Three Restraining Yourself and Others
Chapter Four Telling the Children
Chapter Five Finding a Lawyer
Chapter Six Filing for Divorce
Chapter Seven Next Steps and Temporary Survival
PART TWO – THE ENDLESS MIDDLE
Chapter Eight The Trust Gap
Chapter Nine Custody and Parenting Time
Chapter Ten Parenting on the New Frontier
Chapter Eleven The Gray Marriage
Chapter Twelve The Gay Marriage
Chapter Thirteen The Military Marriage
Chapter Fourteen Silly Court
Chapter Fifteen Money
Chapter Sixteen Property
Chapter Seventeen Retirement Funds and Investments
Chapter Eighteen Mediation
Chapter Nineteen Trials and Tribulations
Chapter Twenty Ch-Ch-Changes and Modifications
PART THREE ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
Chapter Twenty-One The New Woman or Man
Chapter Twenty-Two Drunk Dialing and Worse
Chapter Twenty-Three Moving On
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Sample Documents
Index
About the Author
