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DIVORCE and Family Law Book Self Help
Reviews and Links
Self Help
Books
| Basic information books that can help you if you have a divorce in your
future or some other family law matter (such as child support or alimony).
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Basic Self-Help Books
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How to Do Your Own Divorce in California, Ed Sherman (California
Attorney)
Reading about how to do your own divorce can often help you appreciate whether
or not you need an attorney.
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Divorce and Money: How to make the Best Financial Decisions
During Divorce, Violet Woodhouse and others. A certified financial planner
helps you to understand what assets are "really worth" to you in comparison
to how a Court might value them.
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Child Custody: Building Agreements that Work, Mimi E. Lyster,
Mediator. An agreement that doesn't last is no agreement at all. Sometimes
the best solution is one that can be made to work outside of Court.
Related Books
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You Can't Say That To Me. This is Elgin's approach broken down
into an eight step program for adults to use and teach themselves, with
worksheets and review guides. The book is designed to be
accessible.
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Domestic Violence & Abuse: How to stop it! by Attorney Cheryl
Anne Woodard. This book sells very well.
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The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids, Published by John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. If you have children, you need to have read this
book. I have given away over ninety copies of this book as a part
of my law practice.
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How to Turn the Other Cheek and Still Survive in Today's World, Published
by Thomas Nelson Publishers at $12.99 for 223 pages, it discusses how to
reduce and defuse verbal violence. It also explains how to work with
sensory modes in communication. This is one of several books the author has
written that explains and teaches the nuts and bolts of the techniques
that will become a part of the training of the next generation of dispute
resolution professionals.
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Finding Common Ground, A Field Guide to Mediation by Barbara Ashley
Phillips, would make an excellent text for an introductory course on mediation
for college freshmen. $16.95, 222 pages, published by Hells Canyon
Publishing of Austin, Texas 541-742-6285.
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Picking Up the Pieces
Books
| These books are good advice for picking up the pieces. |
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How to File for Bankruptcy by Attorney Stephen Elias. Divorce
is the leading cause of bankruptcy. This book introduces you to the most
common type of bankruptcy (Chapter 7), complete with forms and step by step
instructions.
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Between Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce by Lois Gold.
Everything you don't want to hear when you are still angry or hurt,
but life can go on.
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How to Divorce as Friends, Bill Ferguson (ex-attorney). Audiotapes.
The same author as the one on Oprah.
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Good Grief by Granger Westberg (Fortress Press 1971), Elegant, in
64 pages. Available in English and Spanish.
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Other Good Books
| There are books that are not directly about divorce ... but ... these
are books you should read. |
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How to Turn the Other Cheek and Still Survive in Today's World, by
Dr. Suzette Haden Elgin. Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers at $12.99
for 223 pages, it discusses how to reduce and defuse verbal violence. It
also explains how to work with sensory modes in communication. This is one
of several books the author has written that explains and teaches the nuts
and bolts of the techniques that will become a part of the training
of the next generation of dispute resolution professionals. (Yes, I'm
recommending this book twice).
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Dobson, James When God Doesn't Make Sense, (Tyndale House Publishers,
Inc. 1993). I must confess that there is a lot of Dobson's writing that
I am not fond of. This book is excellent. I am glad it is the first
thing of his that I read or I might not have given it a chance.
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A Heritage of Faith. Edited by Mary E. Stovall and Carol
Madsen. A wonderful book.
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The InnKeepers Daughter. Katheryn H. Kidd (Hatrack River Press).
(Fiction).
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