The (Almost) Painless Divorce: What Your Lawyer Won't Tell You

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Summary: This book is stupid
Review: A book that teaches you how to get revenge on an soon-to-be-ex spouse is not a productive one. I suggest divorce-seekers stick to real solutions instead of revenge tactics.

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Summary: Must reading for anyone going thru divorice
Review: Based on the shining customer reviews, I bought this book as part of some research I'm doing on "successful divorce". I was horrified to count 4 separate references to shooting your spouse or someone else involved in your case. Is this truly a painless divorce?

Although some of the strategies make sense, they were disjointed and very much oriented to an adversarial approach to the system. The bottom line in this book is "trust no one, and take no prisoners!" The writer was very obviously burned badly in her own divorce, and every single story in the book dealt with others who were similarly burned--yet the book offered no solutions whatsoever, besides revenge oriented tactics. Is it any wonder children of divorce suffer so? You know, not everything that happens in a divorce is someone else's fault. Having been there myself, and having been a divorce lawyer for more than a decade, I should know. The idea of being informed, being assertive, questioning a lawyer's advice when it doesn't pass the "smell test" are all good theories, but they're lost in a mire of horror stories and revenge motivations in this book.

A better choice for legal procedures is James T. Friedman's "Divorce Handbook", and for the psychology end "What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody" (full of Machievallian tactis but pretty complete nonetheless). "Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce" was also complete and thorough.

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Summary: Must reading for any divorice to save emotions & finances
Review: Divorice lawyers must hate this book! But I loved it. The subtitle, "What Your Lawyer Won't Tell You" says it all. This is a very helpful book. Itis MUST reading for information and advice that will make divorice less painfull from both an emotional and a financial standpoint.

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Summary: Must reading for anyone going thru divorice
Review: Divorice lawyers will hate this book. This is MUST reading for anyone going thru divorice. It is full of excellent advice that will save time, money and aggravation. It will smooth out the rough, unpleasant experience that is usually associated with divorice. Either sex can profit from the experience and advice available in this excellent book.