It's never too late to have a good divorce

Based on two decades of groundbreaking research, The Good Divorce presents the surprising finding that in more than fifty percent of divorces couples end their marriages, yet preserve their families. Dr. Ahrons shows couples how they can move beyond the confusing, even terrifying early stages of breakup and learn to deal with the transition from a nuclear to a "binuclear" family--one that spans two households and continues to meet the needs of children.

The Good Divorce makes an important contribution to the ongoing "family values" debate by dispelling the myth that divorce inevitability leaves emotionally troubles children in its wake. It is a powerful tonic for the millions of divorcing and long-divorces parents who are tired of hearing only the damage reports. It will make us change the way we think about divorce and the way we divorce, reconfirming our commitment to children and families.

Divorce Casualties helps parents recognize the often subtle causes of alienation and teaches them how to prevent or minimize its damaging effects. Dr. Darnall gives readers practical, specific techniques for recognizing and reversing the effects of alienation including a self-report inventory to help parents assess their own alienating behavior and exercises to help them understand and modify it.

PRAISE FOR GRACEFUL DIVORCE SOLUTIONS "Divorce doesn't have to be a hideous thing. Graceful Divorce Solutions: A Comprehensive and Proactive Guide to Saving You Time, Money, and Your Sanity is a guide to happier divorces, some to many at first sight seems like an oxymoron. Advising readers to remember their family, understand their needs, understand why you're breaking up, and more, Graceful Divorce Solutions is a thoughtful read anyone who wants to end their union with less bad blood should consider."-MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, Oregon, Wisconsin "If you care about your well-being and the well-being of your children while going through a divorce, you need to read this book."-CHERYL RICHARDSON, NY Times bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life, Stand up for Your Life, The Unmistakable Touch of Grace, and The Art of Extreme Self-Care Challenging conventional wisdom and lawyering styles and dispelling myths about divorce, Graceful Divorce Solutions is a wake-up call, legal consultation, and a shout-out to your common sense-all in one. Whether you're going through divorce or just thinking about divorcing, this compassionate and comprehensive book is a useful guide. It is brimming with practical information, realistic expectations, and sage advice, all of which can put you on the path to achieving a better and more mindful divorce experience.

The Complete Financial Handbook for the Newly Divorced is a useful, handy, easy-to-read guidebook, full of interesting and meaningful information that most newly separated or divorced individuals should be thinking about and, hopefully, implementing. This book will address and help to solve the Question of "What do I do next?"

"One person's justice is another's revenge," is a maxim trial lawyer Penn Roman has heard throughout his professional life. He experiences the awful truth of this adage as he represents prominent surgeon Larry Brownfell who discovers his beautiful wife's adultery with two men and is drawn into a violent maelstrom which ends in a deadly climax. While investigating criminal charges against his client, Penn uncovers criminal conspiracies among people connected with Brownfell. As he defends his client from the dire consequences of a violent temper and thirst for revenge, a shocking chain of crime, including blackmail, fraud, adultery, perjury, and, ultimately murder, is set in motion. Using all of his legal, investigative, and trial skills, Penn fights both in and out of court to keep Brownfell from being convicted of murder. He is sorely tested by an uncooperative and impulsive client, by Brownfell's wife and her unscrupulous lawyer, and by others who have a lot to gain by the doctor's conviction and who have a different concept of justice.

Pop stars, celebrities and sports heroes aren't the only ones dealing with physical abuse, infidelity and mental abuse. Women all over the world are faced with being caught up in bad relationships every day. Why do men cheat? Don't they know that if they were faithful and treated us ladies with respect that we would love them and treat them like men want to be treated? Ladies, what would you do if your boyfriend or husband verbally abused you daily? What would you do if your husband called you worthless, fat, lazy and said in front of your children that you were the worst wife and mother on the face of the earth? What would you do if you came home and your husband, fiance, or boyfriend in bed with another woman? What if the woman in your bed was your best friend? Have any of you ever had a man walk out on you for another woman? Was she younger or prettier than you? The women in this book are facing those very issues. They all have to face the fact that their no-good men are not only cheaters, but are verbally and mentally abusive jerks. All of the women in this book have to dig deep within their souls and find the strength to leave their no-good, cheating men before it's too late.

Organized in three parts, Betrayal, Sorrow and Tomorrow poetically and illustratively expresses the effects of divorce on the spouses and children. Part I (Betrayal) tries to help the reader keep wedding vows. The first of 53 poems, "The Senses Tell It All," explores problems resulting into divorce and induces the reader to "Give that hugging feeling" to restore the lost luster. Other poems give guidance: Count Your Blessings," and "Don't Do It." Part II (Sorrow) explores the painful Sorrow associated with divorce. The poem "Both Wondering Why" wonders why the spouse "did it." Loneness, a traumatic divorce aspect, is expressed in "Alone" and Really, Really Alone. The poems then take on a reconciliation attempt and the author expresses hopefulness in "Rebuilding Hope" and "New Start for Two Hearts." However, when reconciliation efforts are dashed, the poet expresses the anguish in "I Tried To No Avail" and "Laying Aside a Feeling" Part III (Tomorrow) takes on a new twist as the poet turns to finding love. The desire to live ("I Will Live") fights feelings of sorrow, as "What I Want, What We All Want" expresses desires. The poet explores the desires of the heart and the reasonableness of the mind. Your mind must make the decision Navigating away from a collision Of heart and mind going blind But rather of heart and mind that bind Stating that the mind and heart must agree, a perfect match for the poet occurs only "When Love Meets Intellect." Find out if the poet finds love. Throughout the poet provides several poems about helping the parents deal with the effects of divorce on the children. The poems "Win Your Children's Heart," "It's Not Your Fault Kids," "Loving That Child,""Visitations" and "Good Father Forever" should be read by every parent going through a divorce.

The Parental Peace Accord describes a unique process that allows divorced and divorcing parents the opportunity to shift their focus from their own emotional turmoil to the needs and best interests of their children. In doing this, parents learn that while they may no longer be husband and wife, they can and will be "parenting partners." This process, when implemented properly, often creates a powerful byproduct that allows the parents to experience an amicable dissolution and create a positive environment for their children. Bailey's direct in-your-face approach, tempered with insightful humor, makes it difficult to put this book down. If you are a divorced or divorcing parent, this book is a must-read. The perspective you gain from Bailey's experiences as a lawyer, divorced parent, and orphan, will be one of the most valuable gifts you can give your children as they adapt to the dissolution of their parents' marriage.

Originally published in 1967, this book gathers together the various aspects of Dr Dick's theoretical and clinical approach to marriage difficulties into a coherent system for the benefit of professional workers and students who were concerned with family and community psychiatry and case work at the time. He preserves the essentials of the steps by which his concepts developed from one-person therapy into hypotheses for understanding interaction, with the couple as the unit of study.