| Description |
465 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The role of mediation and collaborative law in the divorce process -- What happens in mediation? -- What happens in a collaborative divorce? -- Deciding to mediate or collaborate -- Proposing mediation or collaboration to your spouse -- Finding a mediator -- Finding a collaborative attorney -- Using advisers and doing legal research -- Getting started on information gathering -- Preparing for and making the most of the first session -- Evaluating your progress in mediation or collaborative divorce -- Communicating in mediation or collaborative divorce -- Negotiating in mediation or collaborative divorce -- Court-sponsored mediation -- Encountering difficulties in mediation and collaboration -- Writing up the divorce agreement -- Women and men in mediation and collaborative divorce -- Unmarried couples in mediation and collaboration -- Mediation and collaboration after divorce. |
| Summary |
"This book guides the reader through the steps of negotiating a divorce settlement by using mediation or collaborative law. It discusses how to: choose the right negotiation method; maximize opportunities for settlement; get an agreement in writing; find mediators, attorneys, and advisers; and protect one's children. It also provides state court websites, contact information for mediation organizations, and examples of what one can expect in mediation or collaborative divorce"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Divorce mediation -- United States -- Popular works.
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Collaborative divorce -- United States -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9781413328707 (paperback) |
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