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0965453773

Affordable Justice: How to Settle Any Dispute, Including Divorce, Out of Court

Written in response to the failure of the legal system to meet people's needs for affordable justice, this step-by-step guide provides information on how to settle disputes out of court. Designed for individuals as well as businesses of all sizes, this book contains practical information and advice for anyone who wants to avoid the nightmare of a legal battle. It gives readers the tools to negotiate a fair settlement and avoid the high cost of court justice. This practical guide discusses how to settle disputes using mediation and/or arbitration and resolve divorce battles in ways that minimize conflict.

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0812927915

American Bar Association Guide to Family Law: The Complete and Easy Guide to All the Laws of Marriage, Parenthood, Separation and Divorce

The ABA Guide to Family Law is the complete and easy guide to the laws that affect all families - large and small, traditional and unconventional. Organized in easy-to-follow chapters, with plenty of informative sidebars and checklists. The ABA Guide to Family Law covers all of the topics that are important to families, including marriage, birth or adoption, raising children, and using estate planning to protect the family. And in plain and simple language The ABA Guide to Family Law will answer your questions about how the law protects you in the event of divorce or separation.

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0314249060

Black's Handbook of Family Law Terms

This handy paperback book of family law terminology is essential for lawyers and anyone concerned with the law of marriage, divorce, adoption, parenthood, estate planning and other legal aspects of the family. You'll find accurate, brief, clear definitions and examples of over 4,000 key word and phrases (more than 1,500 terms that are not included in Black's Law Dictionary). You'll also find a table of leading cases in family law.

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1413303595

Building Parenting Agreements: How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last

Dealing with custody and visitation issues during separation or divorce doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Child Custody presents a step-by-step method for overcoming the obstacles and putting together a parenting agreement that everyone--especially the children--can live with. Readers learn how to: minimize conflict- identify a child's needs and concerns- use strategies that will help them negotiate effectively- accommodate the special needs of nontraditional families- use state-by-state charts to get an overview of custody laws- and much more.Checklists and worksheets, as well as a fill-in-the-blank custody agreement are included.

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9781413307221

Building Parenting Agreements: How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last

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0962022314

California Divorce through the Legal Maze

Whether you're going through divorce or helping someone else, this book written by a Certified Family Law Specialist provides you with straightforward information about divorce that can save you time and money. You'll learn about the options of mediation and filing for divorce without an attorney; what to do if you are threatened by your spouse; how to select an attorney; what befurcation, discovery and depositions are; information about children's rights, community property, support and the court process; and how to enforce or modify an existing divorce settlement and much more. You'll also find examples of procedures and worksheets to help you and your attorney work as a team.

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0944508286

California Marriage Law

Here is important, practical advice for people who are married, getting married, unmarried couples, separated parents, victims of domestic abuse, or thinking about divorce. For a generation, this practical handbook has been the best source of information for those who want to understand how California laws affect their personal lives and relationships.

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0963301705

Caring for Someone in Your Home

Home health care is growing rapidly in America resulting in more and more individuals and their families and significant others to learn how to manage medical problems, how to provide physical and personal care and how to go on living day-to-day. For many, being at home or caring for someone in your home is most desirable. However, it requires learning many new skills and making major adjustments in lifestyle. This book, written by authors and contributors experienced in working with the physically ill and disabled and their families have brought together in one book information to ease some of the frustrations you may encounter in caring for someone in your home.

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1572481471

Como Solicitar para Su Propio Divorcio (How to File Your Own Divorce, Spanish Edition)

Este, su botiquin de auto ense�anza incluy�: formularios importantes; mantenimiento ec�nomico y costodia de los hijos; informaci�n sobre de la ley de Puerto Rico. ( This is the groundbreaking Spanish translation of How to File Your Own Divorce, 4th Edition. The title reflects major federal changes that address the topics of alimony, child support and child custody and visitation. In addition to covering all 50 states, this title has additional information relating to Puerto Rico. All general information is translated into Spanish. In addition, this title includes examples using Hispanic names and titles, and forms listed in Spanish with short Spanish descriptions [the forms themselves appear in English as required by law].)

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1570715068

Deadbeats: What Responsible Parents Need to Know about Collecting Child Support

In a perfect world, all parents would be happy to provide for the needs of their own children. But the sad reality is that 75 percent of custodial parents and their children never receive the child support they have been awarded and rightfully deserve. Deadbeats is a simple, step-by-step guide for custodial parents who are determined to make their absent counterparts pay the child support they owe, but are over-whelmed by the system of family law. It provides the legal research and advice that will enable parents to get the money their child deserves without hiring a lawyer, or to test the knowledge and competence of the lawyer they already have. In addition, this book offers straightforward, honest advice on dealing with the emotional turmoil caused by child support evasion. Deadbeats arms all responsible, custodial parents, male or female, with the information they need to take control of their child support situation.

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9781413309188

Divorce and Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce

Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible.When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes?Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering decisions. It covers how to: * decide whether to keep or sell the house * protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards * avoid tax problems * handle alimony and child support * divide debts fairly * avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially * reduce risks to your investments * understand how a court evaluates assets * gain financial stability as a single personThe book provides the latest tax figures and data, plus an expanded checklist of necessary post-divorce actions.

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0964940418

Divorce First Aid

After going through a divorce himself, the author wanted to share what he learned with others. This powerful book helps you protect yourself, your children and your money in a divorce crisis. This easy-to-read, practical book dispenses common-sense advice for divorce situations, including such divorce emergencies as domestic violence, false accusations, anger and depression, child abuse, property theft, substance abuse and much more.

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088908758X

Divorce Guide for Washington

By using this book you can save hundreds of dollars in attorney's fees. But if you decide you do need a lawyer, this guide will be an invaluable companion to help you understand the process. By using the concise explanations to follow the divorce proceedings, you can save yourself time and therefore money in your attorney's office. Includes samples of all the forms required in Washington to file for divorce.

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0471360295

Divorce Rules (For Men Only)

This practical, easy-to-follow book guides soon-to-be divorced men through the legal and financial aspects of divorce. Topics covered include alimony, child support, property settlement, how to deal with lawyers and the court experience, among others. Each chapter contains numerous tips that provide advice from a matrimonial attorney on matters such as handling specific situations, saving a bundle, limiting future involvement, terminating any power of attorney you gave your wife and custody disputes.

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9781413310320

Divorce Without Court

Divorcing? Get the essential information on how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively.Can you really have a civilized divorce? Ending a marriage is always difficult, but it need not be defined by financial or emotional conflict. Avoid huge legal bills and jockeying lawyers while protecting your kids -- turn to Divorce Without Court for help.The book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using divorce mediation, or a new approach called "collaborative divorce." Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: * how mediation works * how collaborative divorce works * how to use either to end a marriage * how to maximize opportunities for settlement * how to get an agreement in writing * how to find and use advisors Divorce Without Court provides the latest resources, contact information for state offices, national and regional organizations, and clear examples of what you can expect. The 2nd edition has been revised to reflect the most current trends in mediation, collaborative practice, and divorce law.

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