Reviews for Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce

The average rating for Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-07-07 00:00:00 Aasss Assssa Let's be honest - the first thing to go out the window in the middle of a divorce is usually common sense. Emotions run high, tempers flare, and things get ugly. Which is where this book comes in - a genuine and reasonable attempt to insert some common sense into an emotionally-charged process. Divorce Without Court is a well-organized and thorough document of two specific divorce processes: mediated and collaborative divorce. They are basically the way divorces should go, ideally, if the couple can be reasonable and civil to one another. We all know it doesn't often happen that way, but this approach is worth considering. For those methods, I found Divorce Without Court very informative and well-documented. There's a lot of repetition and chances are good that, even if you're using the methods described, not all of the subject matter will apply to your situation. Most of the chapters include a summary at the beginning and advice about when you're good to skip that chapter, or when you should be reading it, so you won't waste much time in reading things you don't need, and you almost certainly won't need to read the whole book. The book also includes chapters near the end on other situations, including legalities for unmarried and/or same-sex couples, and what to do when you're considering the legal ramifications of a new relationship. There's also lots of other resources referred to in each chapter, both printed sources and online, and worksheet templates you can use to shape the process in the Appendices. Simply put, if you are using a mediator or collaborative lawyer, or considering either of these for your divorce, this is an excellent book to read as a reference and you'll likely get a lot out of it. If your divorce is going the traditional court route, or if you're doing it yourself, then this is almost certainly not the book you should be reading. I personally did not go through a mediator or collaborating lawyer approach in my divorce, but I still found many tidbits and useful information in it. In the end, the information and advice in these pages helped inject some common sense into a difficult process, and even though my divorce didn't fit the profile described here, I'm glad I read this when I did. Because even a little common sense is a good thing.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-03-18 00:00:00 Paulo Coutinho If you're not sure what mediation/collaboration is or if you think you want to choose one of these, this book could be a very useful resource. If you have already chosen to mediate or collaborate, then you won't get much out of reading it.