Getting Apart Together: The Couple's Guide to a Fair Divorce or Separation (Rebuilding Books)

Guess which couple got more of what they wanted: Charles and Charlotte, who worked out a negotiated settlement together? Or John and Joyce, who let the court settle their differences? Couples who want to negotiate their own divorce settlements now have a comprehensive self-help guide, complete with ground rules, agendas for discussion, sample forms, and options for divorce mediation without "bloodshed." Not quite a "do-it-yourself" manual – you’ll still need an attorney – but packed with real-couple examples of successful agreements on Co-Parenting, Custody, Financial Support, College Planning, Property, Insurance, Taxes…. An organized, thorough guide to the important issues for every separating couple, and an effective aid for those who seek professional mediation. "Your chances of getting the outcome you want are best when you take control of the decision-making process," says Martin Kranitz, Director of the National Center for Mediation Education in Annapolis, Maryland. “Couples can work out their own decisions, if they know what to talk about.”

Martin Kranitz is Director of the National Center for Mediation Education, and the National Institute for Conflict Resolution. Author of two books on mediation, he has written a column for two national newsletters on mediation and is one of the very few individuals without a law degree who has attended the Harvard Law School Mediation Program. Kranitz is a nationally known presenter, trainer and expert in mediation since 1981, he has been a frequent radio and TV guest, and has recently been appointed by the Chief Judge of the Maryland courts to the Maryland Commission on Dispute Resolution. He maintains a private mediation practice in Annapolis, Maryland.