Record details

• ISBN: 9781413329773
• ISBN: 1413329772
• Physical Description: 514 pages ; 23 cm
• Edition: 9th edition.
• Publisher: [Berkeley, California] : Nolo, 2022.
• Copyright: ©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 -- Getting oriented -- First steps after you decide to divorce -- When you can agree : uncontested divorce -- Working it out : divorce mediation -- When you can't agree : contested divorce and trial -- Custody decisions and parenting -- Custody disputes -- Child support -- Yours, mine, and ours : basics of marital property -- Yours, mine, and Uncle Sam's : dividing property -- Spousal support and health insurance -- Military divorce : special issues -- Getting it in writing : preparing your marital settlement agreement -- Critical care : when things really go wrong -- After the divorce -- Getting help, finding information, and looking stuff up.

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Subject:

Divorce > Law and legislation > United States > Popular works.
Divorce > United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.
Law for laypersons.