Helping all professionals - lawyers, mental health professionals, financial neutrals, etc. - who practice in the area of Collaborative Divorce, this book explains how marital dynamics (both conscious and unconscious), combined with the traumas of the divorce as well as those from previous situations, will be re-enacted within the Collaborative process. This enlightening book integrates elements of effective psychotherapy into the Collaborative process, although its lessons can be as easily applied to divorce cases handled through litigation and mediation.

This book is a developmental model for highly effective practice in the multidisciplinary field of separation and divorce. Written by a clinical social worker and a psychologist, the authors wrote the book as a new point of entry, another vector for understanding how to help when human relationships falter. Separation and and/or divorce is the most hard enough and when children are involved the stakes are immeasurable. This book tries to address all of these issues in a non-confrontation or judgmental manner to help families work together for a successful resolve. There is also a fine line that an attorney must walk in their struggle to do their best with every client without judgment. This aspect is also addressed in the book.

This unique new handbook explains this emerging dispute resolution model of collaborative law that is helping family lawyers bring their clients through the divorce passage with integrity and satisfaction. Collaborative Law describes how this approach engages the unique problem-solving skills of lawyers to achieve settlements that creatively and appropriately customize outcomes in the way that few courts are able to achieve. In the collaborative process, fees and costs are minimized, high-quality legal counsel and negotiating assistance are built in, and the ability of divorcing spouses to cooperate and coparent is maximized to a dramatic extent.

A psychotherapist offers readers a practical guide for those seeking therapy, discussing the use of antidepressant drugs and outlining the basics of the therapeutic process. Original.

PRAISE FOR GRACEFUL DIVORCE SOLUTIONS Divorce doesnt have to be a hideous thing. Graceful Divorce Solutions: A Comprehensive and Proactive Guide to Saving You Time, Money, and Your Sanity is a guide to happier divorces, some to many at first sight seems like an oxymoron. Advising readers to remember their family, understand their needs, understand why youre breaking up, and more, Graceful Divorce Solutions is a thoughtful read anyone who wants to end their union with less bad blood should consider.MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, Oregon, Wisconsin If you care about your well-being and the well-being of your children while going through a divorce, you need to read this book.CHERYL RICHARDSON, NY Times bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life, Stand up for Your Life, The Unmistakable Touch of Grace, and The Art of Extreme Self-Care Challenging conventional wisdom and lawyering styles and dispelling myths about divorce, Graceful Divorce Solutions is a wake-up call, legal consultation, and a shout-out to your common senseall in one. Whether youre going through divorce or just thinking about divorcing, this compassionate and comprehensive book is a useful guide. It is brimming with practical information, realistic expectations, and sage advice, all of which can put you on the path to achieving a better and more mindful divorce experience.

"Elite New York City divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman is here to help, sharing her secrets from over two decades in the trenches. THE NEW RULES OF DIVORCE: 12 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness is the first definitive guide for navigating modern divorce, full of advice to help readers: decide whether they are actually ready to get a divorce protect and secure their finances post-breakup find the right lawyer (or mediator) for their situation win the child custody schedule they want heal and stay sane through a disorienting time"--

Packed with research, insights, and illuminating (and often funny) examples from Paris’s own divorce experience, this book is a “practical and reassuring guide to parting well.” —Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project Engaging and revolutionary, filled with wit, searing honesty, and intimate interviews, Splitopia is a call for a saner, more civil kind of divorce. As Paris reveals, divorce has improved dramatically in recent decades due to changes in laws and family structures, advances in psychology and child development, and a new understanding of the importance of the father. Positive psychology expert and author of Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar, writes that Paris’s “personal insights, stories, and research” create “a smart and interesting guide that can be extremely helpful for those going through divorce.” Reading this book can be the difference between an expensive, ugly battle and a decent divorce, between children sucked under by conflict or happy, healthy kids. This is “a compelling case that it’s high time for a new definition of Happily Ever After—for everyone” (Brigid Schulte, author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time).