Divorce and Money: Everything You Need to Know

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Summary: A must have for anyone who is in the process of a divorce
Review: This book is a must have for anyone who is in the process of a divorce. It is full of practical advice on everything you need to know to protect yourself, your children and your home from financial ruin during a divorce. It is written in a a clear and friendly manner. I highly recommend this book - it packed with common sense advice, and reassuring to turn to, while you are in the midst of a highly emotionally charged time.

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Summary: where was this when I neede it?
Review: This book takes you through all of the issues that you need to know and undersand when going through a divorce. It's very readable, user-friendly and gives great advice in a very reassuring manner.
The charts in the book help you to focus on what homework you need to do to prepare yourself for a divorce. It also gies very practical advice. The book explains why you need to focus on the business aspect of divorce and not get caught up and drown in your emotions. It really keeps you focused. It explains what you need to know and how to do it.
I also rally liked the "View From the Bench." Sprinkled throughout the book are boxes with advice from judges throughout the country. I found these to be very helpful.
I think this book is a must for anyone who is trying to grasp what financial issues you need to understand while going through divorce. It's a voice of sanity during a really insane process. Actually, it can even serve as a financial primer for happily married couples because it explains finances in such understandable terms. It's definitely worth the price!

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Summary: An informative book at an affordable price
Review: This highly readable book tells what you need to think about and what steps to take, whether you are in the beginning stages of divorce or at any stage in the process. It not only takes you step-by-step through all the basic family and household financial issues, it discusses what to look for if you or your spouse are working for a family or individually-owned business. It helps you to uncover assets that might be hidden. It tells you what to do to document your possessions so that you can prove they existed if they should suddenly disappear, which is not unlikely in divorce situations. It has a sobering chapter on your worst nightmares and how to try to document money that you may have unknowingly contributed to your marriage, believing that you would get credit for if you divorced. It identifies the financial records you should try to obtain; however, it does so in a very reassuring manner. Even without a financial background, this book helps you get up-to-speed in a very short time on all the things you need to do to protect your financial security.

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Summary: Practical and Informative
Review: What I liked about this book is that it listed all sorts of things (experts, disasters, retirement, for example)I need to consider and investigate in my divorce. It helped me concentrate on the practical problems - not the emotional ones. And it told me about alternatives to going to court and spending a fortune on litigation: mediation and collaborative divorce.

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Summary: Not very helpful
Review: What I wanted was book that would help us figure out how to split up amicably and without a lot of stress. Instead, I got a lot of "go see a divorce lawyer." Someone in an earlier review said lawyer's love this book, I think that person's right. Guess tht's why so many lawyers review this book positively.

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Summary: What a great resource!
Review: When I first started contemplating ending my marriage I didn't know where to begin. Then I found the website for this book, www.divorceandmoneybook.com, which allowed me to peruse the contents, watch a video clip of the author on CBS, and check her calendar. It turns out she was appearing at a book store near me and I was able to meet her. Her empathy and keen grasp of all there is to consider in divorce comes through in every page of this book. I am so glad I got this book, it has helped me to formulate a plan and that has taken a lot of the fear out of this process.