There's no such thing as an easy divorce. On top of the emotional turmoil, there are also numerous other concerns from organising finances and splitting property, to breaking the news to children, and picking the best lawyer. This comprehensive guide shows that, with a clear-head and straight-talking advice, divorce can be swifter and easier than expected, letting you make a clean break and move on with confidence. Divorce For Dummies includes the most up-to-date information on: What to Do First When Things Start to Go Wrong Separation: A Healthy Breather or a Prelude to Divorce? Helping Your Children Get Through Your Divorce Pre-marital Agreements Same-sex and DIY divorces About the author Elizabeth Walsh is a legal expert and the Editor of Family Law, recently voted Legal Journal of the Year . Thelma Fisher is a former chair of the UK College of Family Mediators and has been involved in mediation for over twenty years.

There's no such thing as an easy divorce. On top of the emotionalturmoil, there are also numerous other concerns - fromorganising finances and splitting property, to breaking the news tochildren, and picking the best lawyer. This comprehensive guideshows that, with a clear-head and straight-talking advice, divorcecan be swifter and easier than expected, letting you make a cleanbreak and move on with confidence.Divorce For Dummies includes the most up-to-dateinformation on:* What to Do First When Things Start to Go Wrong* Separation: A Healthy Breather or a Prelude to Divorce?* Helping Your Children Get Through Your Divorce* Pre-marital Agreements* Same-sex and DIY divorcesAbout the authorElizabeth Walsh is a legal expert and the Editor ofFamily Law, recently voted 'Legal Journal of theYear'.Thelma Fisher is a former chair of the UK College ofFamily Mediators and has been involved in mediation for over twentyyears.

Introduction.Part I: Trouble in Paradise.Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Divorce Roadmap.Chapter 2: Deciding What to Do First When Things Start to GoWrong.Chapter 3: Wising Up to Your Family's Money Matters.Chapter 4: Finding Out about Family Law Basics.Chapter 5: Discovering the Basics of Divorce Law.Chapter 6: Considering Separation: A Healthy Breather or aPrelude to Divorce?Part II: Divorce Preliminaries.Chapter 7: Setting Your Divorce in Motion.Chapter 8: Helping Your Children Get Through Your Divorce.Chapter 9: Taking Care of Your Emotional Self.Part III: Decisions, Decisions.Chapter 10: Deciding Who Cares for Your Children.Chapter 11: Dividing Up What You Own.Chapter 12: Looking at Maintenance for You or Your Spouse.Chapter 13: Providing Financially for Your Children.Part IV: Working Out the Terms of Your DivorceAgreement.Chapter 14: Doing Some of the Negotiating Yourself.Chapter 15: Choosing a Family Solicitor.Chapter 16: Using a Mediator to Help You Work Things OutTogether.Chapter 17: Helping Your Solicitor Get the Best ResultsPossible.Chapter 18: Putting the Decisions in the Hands of a Judge.Part V: After Your Divorce Is Finalised.Chapter 19: Handling the Practical Matters of Life after YourDivorce.Chapter 20: Solving the Toughest Post-divorce Problems.Chapter 21: Thinking Ahead: Pre-marital Agreements.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Help Make Everything Okay for YourChildren.Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Putting Your Divorce Behind You andMoving On.Chapter 24: Ten Strategies for Next Time.Part VII: Appendixes.Appendix A: Glossary of Terms.Appendix B: Useful Divorce Websites.Index.