Helpful Divorce Books
Below, you will find some of the best books on divorce for women, from making the decision and working through the legal issues, to helping your children cope and starting over.
Deciding on Divorce
Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Considering Leaving Your Relationship? Want to make sure
you're making the right decision? Discover a powerful new process that will help
you decide what's right for you.
A
Practical Guide to Deciding Whether or Not To Get A Divorce
Is your
marriage on the rocks and you aren't sure if divorce is the
answer? Do you ever feel paralyzed emotionally because you're
unsure what to do as you suffer through each day with a marriage
that isn't the way you want it? Finally, a step-by-step
action plan to help you decide if you should seriously consider divorce.
Thinking Divorce? Think Again
Should you get a divorce? Only you can answer that question, but this book will help you make an informed decision. Written by divorce
attorney Lorie Fowlke, this book highlights the realities of divorce and it's
aftermath so that you can proceed with a real understanding of how divorce
affects all areas of your life.
Void of Moon, The Emotional Journey Through Marital Separation
Author Denise Falcone leads you through the emotional process that accompanies
the transition from the hopes of happily-ever-after to the reality of a marriage
falling apart, to finally accepting life after divorce or separation.
Divorce Preparation Books:
Divorce 101: A Woman's Guide To Divorce
Get the facts about divorce before it's too late.
Comprehensive information to help you navigate the issues of your divorce and
control the outcome.
The Divorce Organizer and Planner
Brette McWhorter Sember, a retired divorce attorney and mediator, helps guide you through the divorce
process, giving you the tools to help you create a
complete, accessible record of everything you will need to prepare for divorce,
as well track alimony child support, and more after the divorce.
No-Fight Divorce
End your marriage on your own terms and without the cost and heartache of a
traditional divorce. No-Fight Divorce provides you with all you need to know to
take advantage of mediation, a proven alternative to traditional divorce that is
less time-consuming, far less expensive, and a whole lot more civilized. Written
by former family law attorney and mediator Brette McWhorter, this book explains what mediation is, how it works, and how to use it to take control of
your divorce and work with your partner. You'll get checklists,
questionnaires, logs, and communication techniques that will help you stay
organized. Plus, there is professional guidance on how to mediate key divorce issues,
including property settlements, alimony, child support and custody, as well as
information on how to review your final settlement, and what you need to do to
make the settlement legal.
Make Any Divorce Better!
Get specific steps to make your divorce smoother, faster, less painful, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. Also include with this book is a CD containing worksheets to help you determine assets and debts, work out a parenting agreement, child support guidelines and enforcement, and more.
Divorce and Money
Emphasizing the difference between legal reality and financial
reality, this guide shows how to evaluate assets--including houses, businesses,
retirement plans, and investments--during divorce.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce
From the leader in self-help legal books, Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce provides everything you need to know about divorce,
from the first steps to take and what your options are, how to divide property
and reach an equitable settlement, to custody and support decisions, and finally
what to do after divorce.
Divorce Preparation Books - This is another section that includes specific guides on divorce, custody, support, alimony, separation, and property division.
Books on Children and Divorce:
How to Parent with Your Ex
This is a special
"flip" book, with one side for custodial parents and one side
for non-custodial parents, This is the only book on the market that
specifically talks about how to live with a visitation schedule, with an
emphasis on creating a life for your child that is free of arguments, disputes,
and bad feelings.
Hands on, practical advice is offered about the day to day things that can derail a visitation plan. This book helps you avoid visitation pitfalls, explains how to modify the plan yourself and most importantly shows you ways to make it work without killing each other or upsetting your child.
Joint Custody With A Jerk
Learn how to deal with a difficult ex-husband who
makes joint custody hard to handle. From learning about the
common problems of parenting with an uncooperative spouse, to
finding solutions to effectively communicate with your ex, this
is a good read for anyone who feels that their custody situation is
out of hand.
The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce.
This resource helps
parents in the aftermath of divorce learn how to sustain a healthy co-parenting
relationship. “Conflict and Parenting” explores parental conflict and its
effects on children, conflict resolution, and the importance of forging a
co-parenting relationship. “Co-Parenting Guidelines” offers specifics for
solving day-to-day problems, disciplining, and handling conflict during
transitional times and special events.
How To Love Your Kids More Than You Hate That Man
This book is about parenting, decisions, pain and destruction. Specifically is
discusses how some moms use their kids to get back at their ex mate due to their
own issues or pain.
Successful Divorce & Single Parenting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transform Your Experience from Suffering to Success
The Child Custody Book
This guide fully, clearly, and concisely explains the process of
court child custody litigation. It shows how custody decisions are made, what
can be expected at each stage of the process, and how parents can insure that
their abilities are clearly presented to persons with influence over the custody
decision. It is intended to eliminate surprises that could lead to costly
mistakes along the way.
Children's Books About Divorce:
We're Having a Tuesday
A wonderful book that highlights the different feelings that come up when a
child makes the transition from one parent's house to the other. With
delightful pictures that will engage your child and a section to write about
what they are feeling, it offers your child a chance to open up about having
their parents in two separate homes.
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce
"Of all the how-to advice about divorce on the market, the
best is probably wrapped up in " Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the
Sandcastles Way". It's sympathetic, practical and loving; it covers all the
problems faced by children of divorce; and it gives an excellent rundown of the
reactions you can expect, age by age." -- The Washington Post
It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear
Vicki Lansky provides a comforting way of going through an
inevitably painful process while gently showing children that they didn't cause
the breakup. Because small children in particular often have trouble
understanding new everyday arrangements, this can help children learn how to cope with
and express new feelings.
My Stick Family is an excellent book that captures the essence of children's feeling about divorce, putting into words the emotions that children experience during this turbulent time.
Books on Starting Over:
Daisy Dooley Does Divorce
This
was a book that I could identify with. I too am a forty
something divorcee with a lot of the same hang-ups. Daisy's misadventures in her
quest to find the perfect mate post-divorce highlight what many of us in the
single scene go through. I could relate to her obsession with self-help books,
and laugh at her portrayal of real family life (which was way out there, just
like most of ours). Although it was a witty and fun read, it was also down to
earth and exposed the reality of the dating scene today. I enjoyed the book and
would recommend it to all newly divorced women to help them realize that they
are not alone. Contributed by WomansDivorce.com staff contributor Laurie
Kennedy.
The Courage To Be a Single Mother: Becoming Whole Again After Divorce
The Diva's Guide to Divorce
Emerge from your divorce with a new outlook on life. With
helpful tips and inspiring quotes, "The Diva's Guide to
Divorce" will brighten your day as you move forward into your
new life.
Leaving Him Behind: Cutting the Cord and Breaking Free After the Marriage Ends
Learn how to move on after your divorce, put your life back together, and become the woman you were meant to be.
Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends...
The one book that doesn't try to help you with being single, without first showing
you how to deal with the emotional trauma that divorce brings. It will help you
make sense out what is going on in your life, help you make it through this
terrible time, and help you get it together enough to make decisions that seen
overwhelming!
The Breakup Diary
This is a good resource to help you put your feelings about your ex into
perspective and begin to heal the wounds to your heart. It is a
self-directed journal that has exercises to help you pinpoint specific problems
in the relationship and come to terms with the issues. I found it very
helpful in the breakup of my long-term relationship.
The Power of Positive Thinking
Learn how to free yourself from worry, stress, and resentment coupled with
timeless messages on how to attain happiness and success.
The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again...
This guide goes beyond teenagers and singles who have
never married, explaining the range of dating options available today and
provides practical tools that help readers assess their needs, research their
options, and make decisions accordingly.
Books on Men
How To Survive Your Boyfriends Divorce
When your boyfriend is not quite married,
not quite single, and not quite divorced, it can be chaos. A relationship during
this time is certainly not an affair, but it is not just standard dating either.
If you are the "girlfriend" of a married man in the midst of a
divorce, you need to read this book. It's a quick and easy read, revealing
what your choices and options are in this type of relationship.
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Understand what is going on when the one you love comes to dominate your
life. This is a very thorough guide on the mind set of controlling men that
can help you understand why he does what he does.
Books on Budgeting:
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Living on a Budget
Does opening your credit card bill cause you to break out in
hives? Are you always running out of money before your next paycheck? Don't you
wish someone could just help you establish a budget, and make you stick to it?.
The Complete Tightwad Gazette
Learn how to save money and resources with this compilation of
three successful volumes packed with sensible advice, hints, recipes, tips,
tricks, and strategies.
