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are countless books and websites with information on divorce and
related issues. Their quality and usefulness varies widely. Use
discretion before assuming that information you found in a popular
book on divorce, or on the web, is correct, much less helpful.
In creating the following list, I have focused on resources which
take a balanced approach to divorce, encourage couples to resolve
their differences with their dignity and integrity intact, and
place their children’s interests ahead of their own. Avoid
web sites or books which promote conflict, encourage battle, or
have a personal or political ax to grind. Divorce is a complicated
issue, and few families’ problems are resolved by simplistic,
one-dimensional answers.
Here
are a few of the best.
Books
How to Avoid the Divorce
from Hell (and dance together at your daughter's wedding)
by M. Sue Talia (Second Edition 2006)
Nexus Publishing Company
We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About
Their Parents’ Divorce by Constance Ahrons (2004) Harper
Collins
Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting by Melinda
Blau (1993) Putnam
Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life by Sam Marguilies (1992)
Simon & Schuster
Men on Divorce: Conversations with Ex-Husbands by Ellie Wymard
(1994) Hay House
Parents Are Forever by Shirley Thomas, (1997) Springboard Publications
Putting Kids First by Michael Oddenino (1995) Family Connections
Publications
The Good Divorce by Constance Ahrons, (1994) Harper Collins
Between Love & Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce by L. Gold
(1992) Plenum Press
Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life by Abigail
Trafford (1992) Harper
Divorced But Still My Parents by Shirley Thomas (1998) Springboard
Publications
Ex-Etiquette for Parents by Blackstone-Ford and Jupe (2004) Chicago
Review Press
For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered by Mavis Heatherington
(2002) Norton
A Client's Guide to Limited Legal Services by M. Sue Talia
(First Edition 1997, Second Edition due out soon) Nexus Publishing
Company
How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Melba Colgrove, et al, (1991)
Prelude Press
Life After Divorce by Sharon Wegsheider-Cruse (1994) Health Communications,
Inc.
Joint Custody with a Jerk by Ross and Corcoran (1996) St. Martin's
Press
Mom's House, Dad's House by I. Ricci (1980) Collier Books
My Kids Don't Live With Me Anymore by Doreen Virtue (1999) Comp-Care
Publishers
Online
Resources
Divorce Information
located at http://www.divorceinfo.com
(This is the best overall divorce information website.)
Divorce Helpline located at http://www.divorcehelp.com
(California specific, but with good information)
Up To Parents located at http://www.uptoparents.org
(This is a great interactive resource for working out joint goals
for your kids.)
Your Social Worker at http://www.yoursocialworker.com
(Common sense articles about many divorce issues)
Bonus Families at http://www.bonusfamilies.com
(Lots of useful information for step parents and integrating families.)
Our Family Wizard at http://www.ourfamilywizard.com
(This is a terrific resource for coordinating schedules for kids.)
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