These books have been recommended by members of the Crescent Hill divorce recovery support group, friends, and colleagues. We welcome your suggestions.
Divorce Manual - A Client Handbook
is very thorough and available free on-line from the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life
Sam Margulies. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1992.
What to Tell the Kids about Your Divorce
Darlene Weyburne. New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. 1999.
Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
Attorney Violet Woodhouse, CFP & Dale Fetherling
Nolo Press. ISBN: 0-87337-815-6 6th Edition, 2002.
Divorce Mediation Kit includes
Using Divorce Mediation and Divorce & Money
Divorce is never easy, but these two books can make a tough period
of your life less challenging. Using Divorce Mediation walks you
through a process that will help resolve differences in a
non-adversarial environment. Divorce & Money shows you how to
divide debts and assets and set alimony payments and child support,
while making the division as fair as possible for both sides.
In the end, you can spare your family and yourself the lawyer
fees, drawn-out court appearances and bad feelings.
Order online at Nolo Press
or call 1-800-728-3555.
Crazy Time - Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life
Abigail Trafford. Harper Collins, New York. 1993.
If you only read one book about recuperating from divorce, this is it.
Healing the Wounds of Divorce - A Spiritual Guide to Recovery
Barbara Leahy Shlemon. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN. 1992.
Being Single in a Couples' World - How to be Happily Single While Looking for Love
Xavier Amador and Judith Kiersky. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998.
See
www.clinicalsocialwork.com/partners.html for links to books on this subject.