Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Ne (Paperback)
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As a leading divorce negotiator and mediator, Sam Margulies has helped thousands of couples reach fair and amicable settlements. In this compassionate guide, now updated with vital information on changes in divorce law and norms, Margulies covers the legal, financial, and emotional realities of divorce in a straightforward, reassuring style. He takes readers through every step, from making the initial decision to finalizing the agreement, including:
- Why mediation is now the preferred way to divorce
- How to avoid the conflicts that often occur after the divorce is over
- How to negotiate successfully even when you are angry
- How to manage step-family conflict in the aftermath of divorce
With examples drawn from real-life cases, Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life explains how to protect one's own interests and negotiate a stress-free, enduring agreement that allows both partners to embark on a new life.
About the Author
Sam Margulies, Ph.D., J.D., teaches and practices mediation in Montclair, New Jersey, and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Praise for Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Ne…
M. Gary Neuman author of Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way Clear and practical advice on important issues facing divorcing couples. Offers a valuable addition to the literature.
Sanford L. Braver, Ph.D. author of Divorced Dads If your marriage is ending, this revised edition can virtually save your life, as well as your child's. In pointing out the pitfalls of the adversarial system of divorce, Sam Margulies provides excellent advice concerning a far superior alternative: mediation. He arms the reader with everything you need to know to achieve a fair, successful, and civil dissolution.
Constance R. Ahrons, Ph. D. author of The Good Divorce Sound, helpful, and practical advice from an experienced lawyer/mediator. If you're going through a divorce this book should be on your reading list.
