Divorce without court : a guide to mediation & collaborative divorce
Edition
6th edition.
Publication Information
Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2021.
Physical Description
465 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"--
Notes
Includes index.
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
- Divorce for same-sex couples
- Women and men in mediation and collaborative divorce
- Unmarried couples in mediation and collaboration
- Mediation and collaboration after divorce.