Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

by Emily Doskow

The most practical -- and legal -- companion through divorce ever published.

Like most people who are going through a separation or divorce, you're probably wondering "What's next?" at every turn. Turn to Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce for clear answers that can help make your divorce simpler and reduce your expenses. You'll even learn how to successfully divorce with minimal help from an attorney.

With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce will explain what you should expect

Genres: Legal, Law, Nonfiction, Reference, Marriage, Self Help, Divorce

496 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2006

About the author

Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney and mediator who has been working with families in the Bay Area for more than 30 years. She specializes in family law, including adoption, surrogacy, parentage issues, prenuptial agreements, and mediated and collaborative divorce. She is a graduate of Berkeley Law at the University of California at Berkeley and currently resides in Oakland. As an editor and author for Nolo, she has authored or coauthored numerous titles, including Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce; The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community (with Janelle Orsi), Making It Legal (with Frederick Hertz), and many others.

Reviews

[The Angry Lawn Gnome · Rating 3 out of 5]

About what you'd expect: a general overview of the process of divorce, with a special and repeated emphasis not to be the party to the divorce who adopts a "take no prisoners" attitude. In fact, the author recommends staying out of court if at all possible and using some form of mediation. Much cheaper, much quicker, and probably much less likely to engender any bad feelings between the two splitting.

I might seen my way to giving this one four stars BUT:

͏ They really put the pedal to the metal on shilling for other Nolo books. Really an embarassment to push your other products so hard.

͏ The cover of my edition claimed it "covers your state's laws." (I read the 1996 version, not the latest). It doesn't, beyond giving some links and maybe having a few things to say about California, which is decidely NOT my state.

Hopefully both of the above are fixed in the latest edition. Though I've read no other surveys of divorce to compare ths one to, I'd say this one hits just about every topic of importance, though as a survey doubtless things are a bit simplified for non-lawyers.

[Dann]

You need a state specific divorce book. Ask a few friends who have been through a divorce for the name of a good lawyer.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone just doing research to support a friend, it was very informational.

[Jennifer Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

sadly it didn't offer tips on how to break the news--just a guide on the paperwork. I needed more help with the former.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explains many facets of the process well
co-owing the home and deferring the sale for example.
Worth looking at, recommended

[Anita]

Yup.