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""I wrote this to help you survive the dissolution of your marriage without the financial ruin most people face,"" said Judge Stewart. His wise guidance shows readers how to: establish realistic expectations about divorce; find and hire a good attorney; control their attorney's actions and fees; use mediation and/or arbitration effectively; handle child and spousal support; protect children during the difficult times.

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This book should be required reading for anyone considering a divorce. It is an invaluable and thoroughly readable guide through the maze of lawyers, judges, and legal doctrine. ...one of the finest, most perceptive publications dealing with California Family Law Practice. Benson Schaffer, Family Law Commissioner - Ret., Los Angeles County Some attorneys will bristle at the brutally frank discussions of how the system operates, but others will smile as they see a judge 'telling it like it is.' The fact is, nearly every popular notion of divorce is dead wrong, and Judge Stewart punctures some of the most common myths like a marksman. SPARC (Separated Parenting Access and Resource Center), www.deltabravo.net/custody This is a brave book, one that clearly steps outside the smugly self-protective rhetoric that too often cloaks the law and other professions. A genuine social contribution. San Jose Mercury News Divorce Handbook for California is the work of an intelligent judge concerned about families caught in one of life's most traumatic experiences. It is a must read for anyone going through the process. Hugh McIsaac, LCSW, Director, Family Court Service, Los Angeles County &ldquot;Two thumbs up! This book should be required reading for anyone considering divorce. It is an invaluable and thoroughly readable guide through the maze of lawyers, judges, and legal doctrine. The Honorable LaDoris H. Cordell, Judge of the Superior Court, State of California, Presiding Judge, Family Court, Santa Clara County Divorce Handbook for California is the work of an intelligent judge concerned about families caught in one of life's most traumatic experiences. It is a must read for anyone going through the process. Hugh McIsaac, LCSW, Director, Family Court Service, Los Angeles County

...one of the finest, most perceptive publications dealing with California Family Law Practice. Benson Schaffer, Family Law Commissioner - Ret., Los Angeles County

"&ldquot;Two thumbs up! This book should be required reading for anyone considering divorce. It is an invaluable and thoroughly readable guide through the maze of lawyers, judges, and legal doctrine."" --The Honorable LaDoris H. Cordell, Judge of the Superior Court, State of California, Presiding Judge, Family Court, Santa Clara County ""...one of the finest, most perceptive publications dealing with California Family Law Practice."" --Benson Schaffer, Family Law Commissioner - Ret., Los Angeles County ""Divorce Handbook for California is the work of an intelligent judge concerned about families caught in one of life's most traumatic experiences. It is a must read for anyone going through the process."" --Hugh McIsaac, LCSW, Director, Family Court Service, Los Angeles County ""Some attorneys will bristle at the brutally frank discussions of how the system operates, but others will smile as they see a judge 'telling it like it is.' The fact is, nearly every popular notion of divorce is dead wrong, and Judge Stewart punctures some of the most common myths like a marksman."" --SPARC (Separated Parenting Access and Resource Center), www.deltabravo.net/custody ""This is a brave book, one that clearly steps outside the smugly self-protective rhetoric that too often cloaks the law and other professions. A genuine social contribution."" --San Jose Mercury News"

This book should be required reading for anyone considering a divorce. It is an invaluable and thoroughly readable guide through the maze of lawyers, judges, and legal doctrine.

&ldquot;Two thumbs up! This book should be required reading for anyone considering divorce. It is an invaluable and thoroughly readable guide through the maze of lawyers, judges, and legal doctrine."" --The Honorable LaDoris H. Cordell, Judge of the Superior Court, State of California, Presiding Judge, Family Court, Santa Clara County ""...one of the finest, most perceptive publications dealing with California Family Law Practice."" --Benson Schaffer, Family Law Commissioner - Ret., Los Angeles County ""Divorce Handbook for California is the work of an intelligent judge concerned about families caught in one of life's most traumatic experiences. It is a must read for anyone going through the process."" --Hugh McIsaac, LCSW, Director, Family Court Service, Los Angeles County ""Some attorneys will bristle at the brutally frank discussions of how the system operates, but others will smile as they see a judge 'telling it like it is.' The fact is, nearly every popular notion of divorce is dead wrong, and Judge Stewart punctures some of the most common myths like a marksman."" --SPARC (Separated Parenting Access and Resource Center), www.deltabravo.net/custody ""This is a brave book, one that clearly steps outside the smugly self-protective rhetoric that too often cloaks the law and other professions. A genuine social contribution."" --San Jose Mercury News

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James W. Stewart has dedicated his career as a Superior Court judge to families and children involved in the divorce process. With almost twenty years on the bench, Stewart has served four years as the supervising judge of the Family Court Division of the Santa Clara County Superior Court and two years as a supervising judge of the Palo Alto Division. He has been a member of the California Fair Political Practices Commission and the Family Law Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council. He has taught family law to attorneys on behalf of the Rutter Group and Continuing Education of the Bar, and is currently engaged as a private family law judge and mediator, hearing cases that, at the request of the parties, have been assigned to him from public courts. He also occasionally sits on assignment to the public courts by the Judicial Council of California. He is a graduate of Stanford University.

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