Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

Divorce guidance you can count on

Divorce is never easy, but with the information in Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, you can make the process as simple, inexpensive, and conflict-free as possible.

With compassion and expertise, family law attorney Emily Doskow explains how to make divorce less painful by helping you:

• understand the divorce process
  
• minimize day-to-day conflict with your spouse
• work with lawyers or mediators without breaking the bank
• avoid costly, exhausting court battles, and
• stay calm and make good decisions.

You’ll learn about your legal rights and options for resolving tough divorce-related issues, including:

• child support and custody
• alimony
• property division, and
• drafting a marital settlement agreement.

The 9th edition is completely updated with the latest rules on property division, grounds for divorce, and court procedures, and includes tips on participating in virtual meetings, mediations, and court hearings. 

Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney and mediator who has worked with families in the Bay Area for more than 22 years. She specializes in family law, including adoption, parentage issues, domestic partnership formation and dissolution, and divorce. She is a graduate of the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. She is the author of Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce and coauthor of A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples.