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Nolo's essential guide to divorce / Attorney Emily Doskow.

Doskow, Emily, (author.).

Summary:
"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: understand the divorce process; 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 with the latest rules on property division, grounds for divorce, and court procedures, and includes tips on participating in virtual meetings, mediations, and court hearings."--Back cover

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781413329773
  • ISBN: 1413329772
  • Physical Description: 514 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 9th edition.
  • Publisher: [Berkeley, Calif.] : Nolo, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Learn your legal rights and options. Negotiate property division and financial support. Protect your children's best interests. Avoid expensive court battles."--Cover
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Your Divorce Companion -- 1 GETTING ORIENTED: -- Taking the High Road -- Separation or Divorce? -- Annulment -- Family Court -- Kinds of Divorces -- Property, Custody, and Support -- Getting Help From Experts -- 2 FIRST STEPS AFTER YOU DECIDE TO DIVORCE: -- Breaking the News -- Where Will Everyone Live? -- Gathering Financial Information -- Managing Your Family's Money -- Getting Legal and Other Professional Help Early -- Taking Care of Yourself -- 3 WHEN YOU CAN AGREE: UNCONTESTED DIVORCE: -- Basics of the Uncontested Divorce -- Summary Dissolution for Short-Term Marriages -- Default Divorce -- Preparing and Filing Legal Papers -- How the Other Spouse Can Respond -- Negotiating a Settlement and Preparing a Marital Settlement Agreement -- Finalizing Your Uncontested Divorce -- 4 WORKING IT OUT: DIVORCE MEDIATION: -- Why Divorce Mediation Works -- What Does Mediation Cost? -- Is Mediation Right for You? -- Suggesting Mediation to Your Spouse -- Choosing a Mediator -- Choosing and Working With a Lawyer -- The Mediation Process -- How to Make Your Mediation a Success -- After the Mediation, the Paperwork -- If Mediation Doesn't Work -- 5 WHEN YOU CAN'T AGREE: CONTESTED DIVORCE AND TRIAL: -- Finding the Right Lawyer -- Paying the Lawyer -- Is Fault a Factor? -- Getting Started -- Gathering Information for Trial: Disclosures, Discovery, and Digging Up Dirt -- Settle, Settle, Settle! -- The Pretrial Conference -- Anatomy of a Divorce Trial -- After the Trial -- 6 CUSTODY DECISIONS AND PARENTING: -- The Effect of COVID-19 on Custody -- Physical and Legal Custody -- The High Road: Agreeing With Your Spouse on a Parenting Plan -- Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce -- Making Shared Parenting Work -- Trying to Get Along With Your Ex -- When It Comes to Divorce, Grownups Are Kids, Too -- 7 CUSTODY DISPUTES: -- The Low Road: Fighting It Out in Court -- How Courts Handle Custody Disputes -- If the Custodial Spouse Interferes With Visitation -- If One Parent Wants to Move Away -- Drug and Alcohol Abuse -- 8 CHILD SUPPORT: -- Who Pays Support? -- Temporary Support While the Divorce Is Pending -- Working It Out Yourselves -- How Courts Decide Support Amounts -- Estimating Child Support in Your Family -- How Support Is Paid Each Month -- If You're the Recipient: Enforcing Child Support Orders -- If You're the Paying Spouse -- How Long Support Lasts -- If Circumstances Change -- Taxes and Your Children -- Health Insurance -- 9 YOURS, MINE, AND OURS: BASICS OF MARITAL PROPERTY: -- Taking Inventory -- Property That Gets Divided -- Identifying Community Property -- Getting Financial Information -- Is Your Spouse Hiding Assets? -- 10 YOURS, MINE, AND UNCLE SAM'S: DIVIDING PROPERTY: -- You're in Control -- How Judges Divide Property -- What to Do With the House -- Dividing Your Other Assets -- What to Do With a Family Business -- Dividing Debt -- Tax Consequences of How You Divide Property -- Retirement Benefits -- Money Now and Later -- 11 SPOUSAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH INSURANCE: -- Basics of Spousal Support -- Types of Spousal Support and How Long They Last -- How Courts Set the Amount of Support -- Negotiating Support With Your Spouse -- Planning for Possible Disability or Death of the Supporting Spouse -- Changing the Amount of Spousal Support Later -- Tax Planning When You Pay or Receive Support -- Keeping Health Insurance in Force -- 12 MILITARY DIVORCE: SPECIAL ISSUES: -- Beginning a Divorce -- The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act -- Custody and Visitation -- Support for Children and Spouses -- Dividing Property -- Pensions, Insurance, and Other Benefits -- Tax Issues -- Domestic Violence and Other Abuse -- Postdivorce Follow-Up -- Resources -- 13 GETTING IT IN WRITING: PREPARING YOUR MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT: -- What It Is, What It Does -- Creating the Agreement -- Negotiations -- Doing the Math -- Consulting a Lawyer -- Completing the Paperwork -- 14 CRITICAL CARE: WHEN THINGS REALLY GO WRONG: -- Domestic Violence -- Child Abuse -- Kidnapping -- Bankruptcy -- 15 AFTER THE DIVORCE: -- You're Not Done Yet: Ten Postdivorce Tasks You Can't Ignore -- The Kid Connection -- Modifying Spousal Support -- Your Right to Social Security -- Dating and New Relationships -- Hope Springs Eternal: Remarriage -- Getting Help and Helping Yourself -- 16 GETTING HELP, FINDING INFORMATION, AND LOOKING STUFF UP: -- More Great Books -- Getting Divorce Information and Forms -- Help With Negotiations -- Financial Advice -- Document Preparation Services -- Legal Advice -- Other Ways to Look Things Up -- APPENDIX: -- Financial Inventory -- Net Worth Summary -- Monthly Income -- Daily Expenses -- Monthly Expenses -- Mediator Interview Notes -- INDEX.
Subject: Divorce > Law and legislation > United States > Popular works.
Divorce > United States.
Genre: Handbooks and manuals.
Law for laypersons.

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