Nolo S Essential Guide To Divorce

Divorce guidance you can count on Divorce is never easy, but with the information in Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, you can make the process as simple, inexpensive, and conflict-free as possible. With compassion and expertise, family law attorney Emily Doskow explains how to make divorce less painful by helping you: minimize day-to-day conflict with your spouse work with lawyers or mediators without breaking the bank avoid costly, exhausting court battles, and stay calm and make good decisions. You’ll learn about your legal rights and options for resolving tough divorce-related issues, including: child support and custody alimony property division, and drafting a marital settlement agreement. The 9th edition is completely updated to cover parenting and financial issues related to the COVID pandemic.

Please note that this edition is now out of print and has been replaced by the 2nd edition, also available through MyiLibrary ... The most practical -- and legal -- companion through divorce ever published.Like most people who are going through a separation or divorce, you're probably wondering "What's next?" at every turn.So turn to Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce for clear answers that can help make your divorce as simple and inexpensive as humanly possible. With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce will help you: -understand the divorce process -work with mediators or lawyers -avoid expensive and painful court battles -figure out alimony establish child custody and visitation -determine child support -divide money and property fairly -draft a marital settlement agreement -deal with divorce emergencies address post-divorce issues -find helpful resources -and much more On every page, this book stresses the importance of minimizing conflict, explains complex legal problems concisely, and provides advice on how to protect your interests. Plus, easy-to-use charts make it easy to find the divorce laws of your state.Plenty of books out there claim to cover divorce thoroughly, but only Nolo has the reputation of consistently delivering clear legal expertise and invaluable insights. Trust Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce to help you through every step.

Can you really have a civilized divorce without an expensive and stressful court battle? Ending a marriage is always difficult, but it doesn’t need to be fraught with financial or emotional conflict. This book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using alternatives to court, such as divorce mediation or a new approach called, "collaborative divorce."

Divorce is a difficult passage, but there are practical things any couple can do, individually or together, to make the transition as painless as possible. Every divorcing couple needs the guidance in this book because, without it, the process will not go smoothly. Author Ed Sherman, an attorney with 35 years of experience and over 45,000 successful cases, shows how most divorces fit one of five profiles. He helps readers discover their profile then leads them through the process, step by step, of overcoming what can otherwise turn into major mental and monetary roadblocks. Through its communication, organizational, and negotiation tools, Make Any Divorce Better! not only saves readers money, but puts them - not lawyers or the courts - in charge of the process, allowing them to get it done faster, with a minimum of emotional and financial expense, and move on with their lives.

This helpful book outlines how to file an uncontested divorce in Oregon -- one in which a couple handles its own divorce and resolves disputes outside the courtroom. With step-by-step instructions and plain-English explanations, this practical guide shows how to: -- sort out financial issues surrounding a divorce -- work out child custody, visitation and support -- use professional mediators -- fill out and file all of the forms Provides all the needed forms as tear-outs.

A road map for late-life divorce Divorce can be emotionally devastating at any time, but the emotional and financial challenges are even greater for people who divorce later in life and can face complicated issues of blended families, health care concerns, and retirement planning. Attorney Janice Green brings 30-plus years of experience as a divorce lawyer, and in particular her experience counseling clients over 50, to Divorce After 50. She addresses: • Divorce options (including mediation and collaborative divorce) • How to receive the best guidance from lawyers and professional advisers • Dividing marital property fairly • Retirement plan rules • Spousal support (alimony) • How divorce affects estate planning • Keeping good health care (updated to include new rules under the Affordable Care Act) The book also includes divorce survival stories that illustrate your options and provide encouragement. They got through it, and with the help of Divorce After 50, you can, too.

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