What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody (Rev): Judges, Lawyers, and Therapists Share Winning Strategies onHow toKeep the Kids, the Cash, and Your Sanity

by Gayle Rosenwald Smith, Sally Abrahms

Women are still discovering-the hard way-just how difficult and unpredictable child custody cases can be. The first and most comprehensive book of its kind, this is a complete insider's guide filled with crucial advice from judges, lawyers, therapists, and mothers who have experienced this challenging legal process. It is designed for women at every stage of divorce and covers a wide range of legal strategies, as well as financial and psychological issues. This updated edition describes how to use technology advantageously and pitfalls to avoid, as well as changes in interstate custody laws and essential topics such

- Choosing a lawyer
- What to expect before and in court
- Blended families
- Domestic violence risk factors for women
- What makes a custody agreement good or bad
- Dealing with your emotions
- Parental kidnapping cases
- An appendix of recommended reading

368 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kristine (fezabel)]

This book should be titled 'What Every Woman Should Know about Custody Battles'. I found absolutely nothing helpful about a basic childless divorce in this book. If you are going through a divorce and have custody issues, this might be okay for you. If you have no children, don't even bother.

[Nmyers]

I really enjoyed learning the successful strategies supplied in this book. I would recommend to a friend to read before signing any divorce paperwork!

[Heather Barnard]

I find this book very informative. I first picked it up because I like to really research any situation I find myself in and being a mom starting a divorce, this book really spells it out for me.

[Cecilia Rose]

Better for women going through a divorce but not so helpful for after.