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Articles of Interest:

Divorce:

Are You Really Ready for Divorce? The 8 Questions You Need to Ask
by Bruce Derman Ph.D. and Wendy Gregson LMF

Establishing Your Power As A Divorcing Parent
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

The Real Threat To The Collaborative Team
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Who Do You Need In The Divorce Process?
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Understanding The Emotional And Psychological Characteristics In The Divorce Process
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Using Accountabilty And Patterns To Sort Out Lying In Divorce And Custody Work
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

General Measuring the True Cost of Divorce
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Fourteen Principles to Prevent Divorce
Find out what you can do to make your marriage strong.
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Emotional / Mental Health:

Divorce: How Can You End a Relationship that Never Was?
Article that redefines how we look at marriages.
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Parenting:

Divorce Ends a Marriage But Not the Difficulties of Parenting
by Wendy Gregson M.F.T. and Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Mediation:

A Model for Divorce Mediation with High Conflict Couples
by Bruce Derman Ph.D.

Financial:

Re-Entering the Workforce
This article describes helpful steps to returning to work after an absence.
by Cathy Severson


Books of Interest:

Books available from Amazon.com:

Other books we recommend:
Andrew's Angry Words, Dorothea Lachner
Boundaries with Kids, Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Boundaries of Teenagers, Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Child Custody: Building Agreements That Work, Mimi Lyster
Christopher's Anger, Denise Zucherman
Co-Parenting After Divorce: Raising Happy, Healthy Children, Diana Shulman
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families, Brown, L A& M
Divorce Book for Parents, Vicki Lansky
Ginny Morris and Mom's House Dad's House, Mary Collins Gallagher
Good-bye, Daddy!, Brigitte Weninger, Allan Marks
Helping Your Child through Divorce, Florence Bienenfeld
Helping Your Kids Deal with Divorce the Sandcastles Way, M. Gary Newman
Ginny Morris and Mom's House Dad's House, Mary Collins Gallagher
I Don't Want to Talk About It, Jeanie Franz Ransom
Let's Talk About It: Divorce, Fred Rogers
Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce, Cornelia Maude Spelman
Mom's House, Dad's House; Making Shared Custody Work, Isolina Ricci
My Family's Changing, Pat Thomas
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Rightside Up, Mary Blitzer Field & Hennie Shore
On the Day His Daddy Left, Eric J. Adams & Kathleen Adams
Parents Are Forever: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-Parents After a Divorce, Shirley Thomas
Raising Great Kids, Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Rightfully Yours: How to Get Past-Due Child Support, Alimony, and Your Ex's Pension, Gary A. Shulman, JD
Spiritual Divorce, Debbie Ford
The Five Love Languages of Children, Gary Chapman
The Good Divorce, Constance Ahrons
The Key to Your Child's Heart, Gary Smalley
The Mad Family Gets Their Mads Out, Lynne Namka
Touchpoints: The Essential Reference, Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development, Berry T. Brazelton
Two Homes, Claire Masurel
Was It The Chocolate Pudding?, Sandra Levins
We'd Have a Great Date if it Weren't for You, Bruce Derman, Ph.D.
What Children Need to Know When Parents Get Divorced, William L. Coleman
When Mom & Dad Divorce, A Kid's Resource, Emily Menendez-Aponte
When Mom and Dad Separate, Marge Heegaard (workbook)
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends, Jennifer Moore-Mallinos


Telephone Numbers of Interest:
  • PACT - 888 889-9900 - Court sponsored education program for divorcing parents
  • Penny Lane - 661 266-4783 - Free parenting classes/therapy for children on aid
  • Family Court Facilitator's office - 213 974-5004
  • Conciliation Court (to schedule free mediation) - 213 974-5524

Other items of Interest:

Game: Nobody Asked Me, Sharon Gee
Video: "Boundaries with Kids"
Video: "Children: The Experts on Divorce"
Video: CD tapes, by Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend


Websites of Interest:

www.divorcemagazine.com
www.nolo.com (self help law books)
www.lasuperiorcourt.org
www.ventura.courts.ca.gov
www.crckids.org (Children's Right's Council)


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ADP will help you obtain a better or good, uncontested, mediated, collaborative, no court divorce using a legal document assistant [LDA], or mediation with a mediator, or a collaborative divorce using collaborative law with a collaborative attorney or lawyer, resulting in a marital settlement agreement [MSA], memorandum of understanding [MOU], and filing all the necessary legal forms, such as asset and liability and income and expenses financial disclosure forms, as well as a qualified domestic relations order aka QDRO. Your divorce will include all separate, community & quasi community property, debts, financial disclosure forms, retirement plans, 401k plans, pension plans, as well as spousal support, alimony and child support. There will be a custody agreement that might be sole, joint and primary and include move-away issues, as well as a parenting and/or co-parenting plan, and could include pet custody, time-share or visitation schedule. This process is good for co-habitation agreements, as well as civil union, gay & lesbian partners and/or relationships, domestic partnerships.
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