Overview

A FriAndlier and Less Expensive Divorce Clients arriving in your office are usually confused about whatmediation means, their legal rights, and how it's all going to besorted out. You spAnd a good deal of your time just trying toeducate them enough to proceed. The Divorce Mediation Handbook does much of this work for you. Itexplains the mediation procedure and reassures your clients thatthey can indeed work out their divorce in a reasonable and civilmanner in mediation. It also gives them a great deal of informationabout * how children respond to divorce * how property issues are addressed * how future support may be considered * how to prepare for mediation Paula James, who has mediated over 600 divorces, offers thedivorcing couple an encouraging and highly informative book toprepare them for your first session and the work ahead.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paula D. James
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.329kg
ISBN:  

9780787908720

ISBN 10:   078790872
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   21 May 1997
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

CHOOSING TO MEDIATE. How Mediation Differs from Litigation. Is Mediation the Best Choice for You? Choosing a Mediator. The Role of the Mediator. Conferring with a Family Law Attorney. THE PROCESS OF MEDIATION. Before the First Session. The First Session (and What Happens Next). How Agreements Are Reached. The Emotional Hurdles--What Works. What Doesn't Work. PROTECTING YOUR CHILDREN. Your Children's Needs. Planning Your Children's Future Care. FINANCIAL FAIRNESS. Analyzing Your Assets and Debts. Dividing It All Up. What About Alimony?

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This is a well organized and straightforward book, written in everyday language, with easily accessible anecdotes the reader can either identify with or gain perspective from them. (Mediation News) <br> An informative guide for everyone who is involved in the divorce mediation process. (Diane Neumann, past-president, Academy of Family Mediators and author of Choosing a Divorce Mediator: A Guide to Helping Couples Find a Competent Mediator) <br> Based on her extensive experience as a divorce mediator, Paula James explains why couples seeking a divorce should mediate and how to do so. Clear, interesting, informative. A must read for troubled marriages. (Robert Coulson, former CEO of the American Arbitration Association) <br> The real strength of this book is its detailed discussions of the issues a divorcing couple must address, regardless of how they dissolve their marriage. . . . RecommAnded for consumer law collections. <br> ?The Divorce Mediation Handbook shou

This is a well organized and straightforward book, written in everyday language, with easily accessible anecdotes the reader can either identify with or gain perspective from them. (Mediation News) An informative guide for everyone who is involved in the divorce mediation process. (Diane Neumann, past-president, Academy of Family Mediators and author of Choosing a Divorce Mediator: A Guide to Helping Couples Find a Competent Mediator) Based on her extensive experience as a divorce mediator, Paula James explains why couples seeking a divorce should mediate and how to do so. Clear, interesting, informative. A must read for troubled marriages. (Robert Coulson, former CEO of the American Arbitration Association) The real strength of this book is its detailed discussions of the issues a divorcing couple must address, regardless of how they dissolve their marriage. . . . RecommAnded for consumer law collections. ?The Divorce Mediation Handbook should be offered to divorcing families by court clerks, clergy, lawyers, therapists, and mediators. Paula James has demystified the mediation process and this book helps divorcing spouses make better informed choices about how to take control of their lives, protect their legal rights, and reduce the financial transaction costs in Anding a marriage.? (Forrest S. Mosten, certified family law specialist and mediator, Los Angeles, California and author of The Complete Guide to Mediation) [James] provides the reader a solid basis for understanding the personal costs of divorce, for both the spouses and the children. The book is well written and will well meet the needs of literate clients who are going through the divorce process, whether or not they decide to use mediation.

Author Information

PAULA JAMES a family law attorney with 15 years of experience, is a full-time mediator, national speaker, and trainer in family law mediation. She lives in Austin, Texas.

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