Divorce Law

What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family . . . Then—he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a...

Divorce has devastating effects on children. Yet for divorcing parents who carefully consider and manage the intricacies associated with this difficult time, both parents, as seen from the child’s perspective, can remain as loving and supportive as they ever were. Parenting through Divorce concisely lays out the specific emotions and reactions parents need to anticipate from their children while going through separation, divorce, and its after-math.

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. WHICH ONE WILL YOU BELIEVE? 'Addictively readable. Absorbing, bittersweet' Pandora Sykes Gripping and emotional, THE DIVORCE explores the unravelling of a marriage from first the wife, then the husband's point of view. Together for more than thirty years, Bea...

Before starting a family law case with the court, it is critical to choose the resolution option that you feel is best for your case. This book provides in-depth explanations of the various resolution options available to resolve family law cases, including mediation and collaborative law.

Isabel Walker has flown to Paris to offer moral support for Roxy, her pregnant stepsister. Roxy's husband, Charles-Henri, favorite son of a powerful French family, is having a love affair. Divorce seems imminent. When her entire family arrives to help with legal issues, Isabel feels intense pressure to keep everything from falling apart. And in the background, the unstable husband of Charles-Henri's lover lurks menacingly.

'LOVED it. Tightly-plotted elegance, 50s glamour and suspense. Put it on your lists' Jessie Burton 'Excellent. Riveting to the last page' The Times "You know, I've been hearing some stories about you," Greer says. "What do you mean?" "That you're a bit of a liar." It is 1951 and Lois Saunders...

Dating is hard. Dating in your 30s is even harder. Dating in Chicago is harder still. I haven't given up on finding my happily-ever-after, but in the age of swiping right and Netflix and chill, I'm wondering if everything is as temporary as my marriage turned out to be. Truth is, there is one guy I can't get my mind off of. Roarke Baldwin has salt and pepper hair I've dreamed of running my hands through, and I'm pretty sure that if I checked, he really does have a six-pack of abs underneath his suit.

Josh and Lydia Green. A doctor and a stay-at-home mother. They met at a party, which led to a dinner, which led to a happy and comfortable life together. They married young and had children earlier than planned. They have their moments, of course - who doesn’t? With Josh working longer hours in the hospital and Lydia feeling increasingly isolated at home, the strain is starting to show. They don’t talk as much as they used to. Not every wife is as scared as Lydia. Not every husband is hiding as much as Josh. Not everything you think about them is true.

Most of us spend a lot of time divorcing parts and pieces of ourselves in order to care for someone else. How often does divorcing you really work in the long run? A "divorceless" relationship is one where you don't have to divorce any part of you in order to be in a relationship with someone else. It is a place where everyone and everything you are in a relationship with can become greater as a result of the relationship.

Separating or divorcing a narcissist or someone who has narcissistic traits can be a difficult, draining experience. This book is written for the spouse of such a personality to support them step by step through the legal process, as well as through the difficult emotional journey that they'll be undertaking. It will help you recognize narcissistic behavior, prime you on what challenges lie ahead, and provide practical insights on how to survive the process. It will also help you work with your lawyer so you can both understand the potential pitfalls.

Prenuptial agreements explode many myths on the subject. Sam Margulies, expert and mediator of over 4,000 divorces, points out how prenups cause distrust in the beginning of a relationship and how most elements in a prenup are already settled in law. He suggests ways to get the same results in a cooperative manner. A must listen for anyone contemplating a prenup.

With The Respondent: Exposing the Cartel of Family Law, Hollywood veteran Greg Ellis delivers a gripping, unvarnished first-person account of family breakdown and the social, political, and legal forces that are fueling this national health emergency. It further exposes and condemns a gender bias that presumes that fathers are less effective caregivers. Part memoir, part meditation, and part manifesto, it’s a timely and heartrending portrait of perhaps the most misunderstood aspect of the American legal system.

Divorce can feel overwhelming—but you don’t need to go unprepared. With over sixty years of combined experience handling family law appeals, and having seen the many costly mistakes made during divorce litigation that could have been avoided, these top-rated veteran attorneys wrote this practical and accessible guide that delivers real-world answers to situations you will face before, during, and after your divorce. From navigating emotional landmines to evading legal pitfalls, this book helps you make informed decisions that protect your finances, your children, and your future.

Collaborative divorce is an option for divorce outside of court that minimizes conflict, improves family relations and co-parenting, give couples more say in the outcome of their settlement and prevents the costs and stress associated with a court trial. However, for collaborative divorce to be effective a thorough understanding of the process, the misconceptions, and risks involved are needed to ensure a kinder, more collaborative outcome.

From a historian and senior editor at Atlas Obscura comes a fascinating account of the daring nineteenth-century women who moved to South Dakota to divorce their husbands and start living on their own terms. For a woman traveling without her husband in the late nineteenth century, there was only...

Do you wish to reduce the toll divorce will make upon your family and project the best version of yourself as you proceed? Laurence Wilson, a pioneering divorce attorney with fifty years of experience, reveals how you can navigate the legal maze of separation and divorce with cooperation, compassion, kindness, and clarity. Stop fighting. Stop paying inflated fees. Learn how to reclaim your divorce from the Divorce Industrial Complex. Create a future filled with enhanced respect, closure, understanding, and peace.

This Texas Divorce Handbook is your Step by Step Guide to Successfully Navigating Texas Divorce. Within this book, you will find the answers you need about every aspect of divorce including:

1. Child custody

2. Child support

3. Spousal maintenance

4. Property division

5. Privacy and security

6. Choosing an attorney

7. Specific divorce laws in Texas

Divorcees among the high net worth and ultra high net worth who keep most of their wealth understand this. They play a different game; they don’t play the law, they play the person—their ex-wife, their ex’s legal counsel, and the court system itself. How the Rich Get Divorced (and Stay Rich) teaches how to play that game and win. This book exposes the dark of secrets of family law, international business, and court proceedings previously known only to a select few.

The good divorce guide. Separating, or contemplating divorce, can feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. But know this: it is going to be OK. In fact, it is going to be better than OK, and sooner than you think. Through our 10-Step Divorce Plan, we will take you through...

In this book, attorney Joseph H. Nivin answers some of the most common questions that people have asked him over the many years that he has represented people experiencing divorce. While the problems presented can only be solved through experienced, competent, and compassionate representation, the goal of this book is to give people solace, hope for the future, and most importantly, a view of the light at the end of the tunnel.