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It doesn't have to be that way, how to divorce without destroying your family or bankrupting yourself, Laura A. Wasser

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It doesn't have to be that way

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Laura A. Wasser

how to divorce without destroying your family or bankrupting yourself

Laura Wasser addresses an entire generation who want<U+2014>and need<U+2014>to handle their breakups differently. It<U+2019>s no secret that the divorce rate in America is more than half the marriage rate. Yet the means for dissolving a relationship often seem hopelessly mired in an outdated perception of how it<U+2019>s supposed to be done. Wasser acknowledges that this generation's realities have evolved greatly since the previous generation's in almost every way, and that they want to get divorced cheaply and efficiently and maintain control of the process themselves. The daughter and partner of a prominent Los Angeles Family Law attorney, she has a deep history in the field, and she knows the available roads to resolution like nobody else. At times psychologist, at times strategist, and distinctly of this generation, Laura and her book will offer readers safer passage through what can be a devastating time, emotionally and financially

Welcome to divorce in the twenty-first century -- How do you know? -- Getting started on ending it -- "We need to talk..." -- Separating -- Breaking up without completely losing it -- Lawyering up -- Custody -- Spousal support -- Child support -- Dividing up assets and liabilities -- Discovering discovery -- Resolution -- and settlement -- Court : the last resort -- Wrapping it up -- This really is the first day of the rest of your life

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It does not have to be that way