Divorce with Decency: The Complete How-to Handbook and Survivor's Guide to the Legal, Emotional, Economic, and Social Issues (A Latitude 20 Book) - Softcover

Coates, Bradley A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824833104 ISBN 13: 9780824833107

Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2008

Synopsis

This completely revised and updated third 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 more than thirty years of experience, it is the most comprehensive treatment of the legal, emotional, economic, psychological, and social aspects of marital relationships 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. New and extensive sections have been added to the Third Edition that provide key tips on preserving, improving, and possibly "saving" marriages. The final section, "Life after Divorce," looks at the newly divorced as they face single parenthood, new relationships, and remarriage.

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.

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About the Author

Bradley A. Coates, founder of Coates and Frey, the largest divorce law firm in Hawai`i, serves as Of Counsel to the firm and is a popular author and international lecturer on human and romantic relationships and the "Dynamics of Divorce." He is also the founder and administrator of Divorce with Decency, a low-cost divorce mediation clinic, and was selected as "Best Divorce Lawyer" by readers of Honolulu Weekly and Honolulu Magazine. Mr. Coates is a graduate of UCLA School of Law and a member of the Hawai`i and California State Bars.

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824833104
• ISBN 13: 9780824833107
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 245