By clarifying assumptions about and expectations for their relationships to their spouses, the step-by-step approach in Contemplating Divorce helps readers decide whether to try to make a flagging marriage work or proceed with the difficult decision to divorce.

A step-by-step approach to making your marriage loving again.

Our divorce guides are the result of extensive research into the needs and problems of laypeople who want to conduct their own divorce proceedings. With the help of these manuals, you can easily save up to $1,000 in legal fees.Procedures involved in obtaining an uncontested divorce are reduced to simple step-by-step processes so you can gain sufficient knowledge and understanding of divorce proceedings to do it yourselF. Includes: -- Separation agreements and restraining orders -- The petition for dissolution of marriage -- Obtaining temporary orders -- Preparing for court and using a process server -- What to do if your spouse is missing -- Discontinuing divorce proceedings -- Applying for financial aid -- Glossary of terms

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.

You don't need an attorney to get a divorce. This practical guide clearly explains the procedures involved in obtaining an uncontested divorce, interpreted in a simple, easy-to-follow process.

The Knowledge Every Man Needs for a Successful Divorce Each year 500,000 men will face divorce, and most of them make at least one crucial—and often irreversible—mistake. These errors might seem minor, such as moving out while things get sorted out, or thinking of “temporary” orders as being truly temporary. But when they get to court, these men discover they have put themselves in a terrible position. They may have to give up their house, pay impossibly high alimony, or even lose custody. You could be one of these men. But you don’t have to be. Joseph Cordell, the founder of the nation’s largest law firm focusing on men’s divorce and the creator of the Dads Divorce website, has seen the consequences of the mistakes men make. Drawing upon the huge number of cases that Cordell & Cordell has handled, this book identifies the 10 most common mistakes that end up hurting men in divorce. Cordell demystifies the divorce process, explains what judges consider in making their final decisions, and lays out a road map for positive actions men can take to achieve the best possible outcome. No man should face divorce without this book.

Two experts in the field of divorce mediation have written a step-by-step workbook for divorcing couples who are working with a professional mediator. This book is meant as a resource for those who wish to participate in the process of a less expensive and effective separation.