Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation & Collaborative Divorce

Divorce Without Court is the guide that shows couples how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. Couples ending their marriage can save money, time and heartache by skipping court and using mediation or “collaborative divorce”, a new approach to divorce. In this book, Attorney-Mediator Katherine Stoner explains: § How mediation works § How collaborative divorce works § How to use either to end a marriage § How to conduct oneself in the process § How to get an agreement in writing § How to find and use legal and other types of advisors Keeping divorce out of court not only saves people money and time, it lessens the impact of the separation on children and other family members involved. Divorce Without Court also provides contact information for state offices, national and regional organizations, and the standards of conduct for mediators.

Katherine E. Stoner is an attorney/mediator in private practice with the firm of Stoner, Welsh & Schmidt in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to mediation, her practice includes consulting attorney services for clients who are in mediation. Ms. Stoner is a Certified Family Law Specialist, who teaches community property at Monterey College of Law and is on the training staff of the Center for Mediation and Law in Mill Valley, California. She has lectured extensively on family law and mediation.