A family breakdown and divorce is often accompanied by financial problems, even insolvency. But to many family lawyers, bankruptcy and personal insolvency, and their impact on ancillary relief, are unfamiliar territory. Bankruptcy and Divorce: A Practical Guide for the Family Lawyer explains succinctly and clearly the underlying law in the UK. It highlights the danger areas for family lawyers and offers problem solving advice. This third edition revises and re-structures the previous edition which was titled Debt and Insolvency on Family Breakdown. It takes into account all recent changes in UK case law. Contents include: debts * bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangements * assets vesting in the trustee * ownership of the family home * realization of the family home * ancillary relief and bankruptcy * a practical overview.

Divorce does not have to be a bitter ordeal-and no one knows this better than BJ Mann, a leading divorce mediator in Upstate New York. In A Better, Not Bitter Divorce: The Fair and Affordable Way to End Your Marriage, BJ brings you the wealth of information she has put to use in her work with thousands of divorcing couples.

If you are going to choose only one book to read as you navigate your divorce, choose Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce—the one guide that everyone going through divorce should have. The book will support readers in avoiding conflict while protecting their financial situation and relationships with children. It is thorough, easy to read, and updated with the most current information.

Every year, more than a million people file for bankruptcy. This book gives them a clear and complete overview of the bankruptcy process, explains the repurcussions of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and provides step-by-step instructions and all the forms necessary to file. It clearly outlines what debts can and cannot be eliminated in bankruptcy, what property debtors risk losing, how to protect assets and rebuild credit and how to deal with aggressive credit card companies seeking speedy credit repayment. State-by-state exemption tables included.