Divorce without court : a guide to mediation and collaborative divorce /

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Author / Creator:Stoner, Katherine E., 1947-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, 2006.
Description:402 p. : ill., forms ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5930726
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Varying Form of Title:Guide to mediation and collaborative divorce
Other authors / contributors:Doskow, Emily, ed.
ISBN:141330494X (alk. paper)
9781413304947
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:Can you really have a civilized divorce? Ending a marriage is always difficult but you don't have to be overwhelmed by financial or emotional conflict. Avoid huge legal bills and jockeying lawyers while protecting your kids - turn to Divorce Without Court for help.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • Finding a mediator
  • Finding a collaborative attorney
  • Using advisers and doing legal research
  • Getting started on information-gathering
  • Evaluating your progress in mediation or collaborative divorce
  • Communicating in mediation or collaborative divorce
  • Negotiating in mediation and collaborative divorce
  • Court-sponsored mediation
  • Encountering difficulties in mediation and collaboration
  • Writing up the agreement
  • Women and men in mediation and collaborative divorce
  • Unmarried couples in mediation and collaboration
  • Mediation and collaboration after divorce.