Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce - Emily Doskow [177]
Other Websites ........................................................................................................................ 420
Help With Negotiations ..........................................................................................................422
Financial Advice ...........................................................................................................................423
Accountants ..............................................................................................................................423
Actuaries .....................................................................................................................................423
Credit Counselors ................................................................................................................... 424
Financial Planners ...................................................................................................................424
Divorce Financial Planners .................................................................................................425
Document Preparation Services ....................................................................................... 425
Legal Document Preparers ................................................................................................ 426
Web-Based Services ...............................................................................................................427
Legal Advice ...................................................................................................................................428
Ways to Work With a Lawyer ..........................................................................................428
How to Find and Choose a Lawyer ...............................................................................430
Other Ways to Look Things Up ..........................................................................................431
Library Research ...................................................................................................................... 431
Online Legal Research ..........................................................................................................434
hen you're getting divorced, it's important to remind yourself that you're not alone-lots of others have been there before you, and there's an enormous amount of information and help available to you. We've sorted through it for you, and this chapter points you to some of the best information and suggests ways to use the help that's available, including books, the Internet, and professional help of all kinds to help you get oriented to the laws of your state and the general universe of divorce law.
More Great Books
You can get great help from books that deal with divorce, whether you're looking for information and advice on the emotional and psychological aspects of divorce, child custody, money, or grief and loss. Here are some that are particularly useful.
Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation & Collaborative Divorce, by Katherine E. Stoner (Nolo), explains in detail how mediation and collaborative divorce work, provides worksheets to help you find a mediator or collaborative lawyer to work with, and offers examples of how the process might look in individual cases.
A Guide to Divorce Mediation, by Gary J. Friedman (Workman), describes the divorce mediation process and includes 12 in-depth case studies to give you a clear sense of how mediation works.
Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary Neu, Way to Restructure Your Faintly, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move On With Your Life, by Pauline Tesler and Peggy Thompson (HarperCollins), describes the collaborative process.
Parenting
Building Parenting Agreements That Work: Putting Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last, by Mimi Lyster (Nolo), walks you step by step through negotiating and preparing