The Smart Divorce: A Practical Guide to the 200 Things You Must Know - Softcover

Goldstein, Susan T.; Colb, Valerie H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582380473 ISBN 13: 9781582380476

Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, 1999

Synopsis

Two prominent divorce lawyers offer men and women a practical, comprehensive guide that helps to answer the most common questions and concerns that arise during the divorce process and explain how best to make separations non-adversarial. Original.

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About the Author

Susan T. Goldstein is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law. She has practiced law in Beverly Hills, California, since 1979, and since 1982 has focused on family law. In 1994, she had a very amicable divorce from her husband. She lives in Los Angeles.

Valerie H. Colb graduated from UCLA Law School. A practitioner of family law since 1975, she lives with her second husband and her children in La Canada, California.

Reviews

Goldstein and Colb are experienced family law attorneys whose stated purpose is to prepare readers for the personal, financial, and emotional upheaval of divorce. They provide chapters on what to expect, the legal process, protecting the children, selecting an attorney, common pitfalls, behaviors to avoid, and mediation. The authors offer guidance on what to do about joint bank accounts, working out visitation arrangements, and whether to move out of the house when a divorce is contemplated. Their advice is frank and written in plain English. This is an agreeable starting place for those just thinking about a divorce. A more detailed choice is Margorie Engels Divorce Help Sourcebook (Gale, 1994), which includes grounds for divorce in every state, citations to related publications, and lists of organizations that can provide information and support. Also worth considering is Divorce for Dummies (IDG, 1998), a compilation of checklists and references to other resources, especially the Internet.Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582380473
• ISBN 13: 9781582380476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192