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Recommended Reading


Clients often ask us for book recommendations about collaborative divorce, parenting, and similar issues. Below are some books that may be helpful. The books with the checkmarks √ are especially recommended. Most are available at bookstores and libraries.

Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life, by Pauline H. Tesler and Peggy Thompson (2006).

The Collaborative Way to Divorce: The Revolutionary Method that Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids - Without Going To Court, by Stuart Webb and Ron Ousky (2006).

Divorce: A Problem to be Solved, Not a Battle to be Fought, by Karen Fagenstrom et al. (1997).

Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce, by Katherine E. Stoner (2006).

ABA Handbook for Clients (download).

IACP Collaborative Practice Knowledge Kit (download).

Divorce

√ The Good Divorce, by Constance Ahrons (1998).

√ Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Douglas Stone et al. (2000).

Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, by Abigail Trafford (1992).

Financial Custody: You, Your Money, and Divorce, by Joan Coullahan and Sue van der Linden (2001).

Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Negotiating a Divorce Settlement, by Sam Margulies (1992).

Your Divorce, Your Dollars: Financial Planning Before, During, and After Divorce, Akeela Davis, 2003.

Parenting

√ Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Child, by Isolina Ricci (1997).

What About the Kids?: Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce, by Judith Wallerstein (2003).

Building a Parenting Arrangement that Works – How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last, by Mimi E. Lyster (2007).

How to Talk With Your Children after Divorce, by Jill Jones-Soderman (2006).

The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive, by Robert E. Emery (2006).

 

 

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