This new edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Hawaii explains in clear, nonlegal language current Hawaii family law and how it may affect your life. The author, an experienced divorce lawyer, presents the most recent developments in child support guidelines; laws affecting property division, military retirement, alimony taxes; and court procedures, including the requirement of mediation in all cases. Offering dozens of suggestions on how to negotiate a fair settlement with your spouse, it answers questions about alimony, child custody and support, property division, and tax and debt responsibilities. An entire chapter is devoted to the special problems of military personnel. There is even a chapter on pre- and postmarital agreements and palimony. Not intended as a substitute for an attorney, this book will, however, give you a broad understanding of the divorce process in Hawaii and the knowledge of how to fully protect your rights.

This new edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Hawaii explains in clear, nonlegal language current Hawaii family law and how it may affect your life. The author, an experienced divorce lawyer, presents the most recent developments in child support guidelines; laws affecting property division, military retirement, alimony taxes; and court procedures, including the requirement of mediation in all cases. Offering dozens of suggestions on how to negotiate a fair settlement with your spouse, it answers questions about alimony, child custody and support, property division, and tax and debt responsibilities. An entire chapter is devoted to the special problems of military personnel. There is even a chapter on pre- and postmarital agreements and palimony. Not intended as a substitute for an attorney, this book will, however, give you a broad understanding of the divorce process in Hawaii and the knowledge of how to fully protect your rights.

"Once I pay alimony and child support, I won’t have enough to live on. How can I reduce it?” "My 16 year old refuses to visit her father. Am I going to be in contempt of court if I don’t make her go?” Brette McWhorter Sember, a retired divorce attorney and a widely-published author on the subject, answers hundreds of questions like these in simple layman’s terms--covering everything from living under a separation agreement to dividing assets and debts. Looking at divorce from all angles--legal, social, psychological, and financial--this is a resource that speaks to everyone, from those just starting to contemplate breaking up a marriage, to those trying to renegotiate an unsatisfactory financial settlement.

The simple message of this book is that divorcing husbands and wives should not allow divorce lawyers to send them off on a fool’s errand that will take what is already a tragedy in their lives and turn it into a nightmare. That is when they are persuaded to employ the law as a weapon in a legal tug of war the object of which is simply to get as much as you can and to give as little as you have to. Rather, they should look to the law as a common framework that they can turn to in their effort to conclude an agreement and thereby get on with their lives. There is a name for this. It is called divorce mediation and it doesn’t take forever or cost a king’s ransom.

Explains everything anyone should know before, during and after a divorce.-- Divorce law works best for those who know the law best -- shows how to take charge of the divorce proceedings!-- Helps individuals leave their marriages successfully, with their dignity intact, and begin new lives on firmer financial, legal and emotional foundations.-- Includes the author's unique concept of obtaining a Divorce Financial Consultant to help the individual financially survive the divorce before, during and after the process.A Practical Guide gives hints and valuable pointers for present and future survival. In step-by-step fashion, it leads the reader through the financial maze and complicated legal procedures of divorce. It encourages both husbands and wives to take charge of their lives, their marital finances and their children. Informative, knowledgeable and easy to understand."Don't leave your marriage without Catherine Wannamaker's book!...a well-written account of what it takes for individuals to leave their marriage with dignity, property, and emotions intact". Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., Dean Social Systemic Studies, Nova University"Using case studies, sample worksheets and plain talk, this book walks the reader through steps for shaping a secure future". Jessica Heard, Editor, Women Work! newsletter The National Network for Women's Employment

The step-by-step guide to a successful divorce—and a better future Divorce is one of life's most complicated, stressful, and overwhelming experiences. How can you make practical, long-term decisions amid so much emotional chaos? Divorce Step by Step helps ease the strain, guiding you through the divorce process, and showing you that it is possible to look forward to the next phase of your life with confidence and optimism. This book is your trusted reference for finding the legal, financial, and personal resources you'll need. Consider it your road map for getting organized, staying focused, and moving through the legal system as smoothly as possible during this difficult time. Divorce Step by Step features: Your cost-saving courtroom companion—Gather and keep track of vital settlement information so you can be fully prepared to meet with a lawyer and save yourself hundreds of dollars on billable hours—or find out if you need to hire a lawyer at all. Building your case—Arm yourself with the facts on accountants, therapists, and more to help you develop the best possible case for your settlement. Advice for every divorce—This book provides support for people on both sides of the decision, as well as same-sex couples, immigrants, and retirees experiencing "gray divorce" whose legal and financial challenges may be different. This practical approach to divorce will help you manage the details so you can move toward a new beginning.

This completely revised and updated fifth edition of the award-winning Divorce with Decency includes the most current research, statistics, and insights on the effects of divorce on spouses, their children, and society over­all. Written by a prominent divorce lawyer with four decades of experience, it is the most comprehensive treatment of the legal, emotion­al, economic, psychological, and social aspects of romantic relationships, marriage and divorce available anywhere in a single volume. Initial sections look at the dynamics of divorce: the causal factors, the common “stages” from initial separation onward, and the complications surrounding each stage for older and younger couples and children. Important information on spouse abuse is also included. The book dis­cusses key criteria in selecting an attorney and gives expert advice on directing and monitoring the course of a case efficiently and economical­ly. Detailed background on critical legal issues is given, followed by case histories highlighting key points of divorce law. Extensive new sec­tions have been added to this edition which provide key tips on preserving, improving, and possibly “saving” marriages. Key chapters focus on post-divorce issues of single parenthood and new relationships; as well as the rapidly changing nature of love, romance, “digital dating,” and other topics in this modern New Millennium. Informative yet highly readable (and occasionally amusing), Divorce with Decency has proven to be indispensable to anyone involved in a divorce, whether directly or indirectly.