How to Do Your Own Divorce in California: A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents [Import] [Paperback]

Ed Sherman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Nolo Pr Occidental; 25th edition (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944508359
• ISBN-13: 978-0944508350
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,592,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Next (26th Edition) with 2003 forms!, February 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Your Own Divorce in California: A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents (Paperback)

Gentle reader,

Five stars for the book, provided it is in the LATEST edition.

Why does this outmoded edition come up when I enter the title here, 2-04-2003?

You need the latest edition, with the latest forms! 2003 was the beginning of new form listings for all California Dissolution of Marriage forms! So the forms used since 1997, are no longer used as of the first day of 2003.

I bought this 25th edition in mid January, 2003, at a local bookstore, paying list price, because I thought I was in a hurry, then called for the free updates, as mentioned inside. I was not informed by that bookseller that all the California forms have been changed; some a little, some quite substantially, as of 1/1/2003! Also, I didn't know then that the new changes would be coming out in the new *26th * edition, coming available at the end of January, 2003.

Every one of the forms has been changed in some way, and so the old ones are obsolete. The author asks us to make sure the edition is the latest, and be sure to call NOLO Press for free updates, if the edition is more than 6 months old.
I returned this edition, as it is more historical than informative. I am about to get the latest one as soon as I finish this review.

If the forms are all being changed again, NOLO may refer you to the (California Courts: forms) online, which are available through browsers, on the net.

I would Strongly recommend you be sure you are getting the latest edition of this work. The 26th is discounted here and now, so get that one, or whichever updated version is available when you read this, and I wish for you the in life, and the best possible results with your divorce.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta get this book if you are going through a divorce.., May 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Your Own Divorce in California: A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents (Paperback)

Even if you have an attorney or a paralegal helping you with the divorce, this book gives you a lot of great information on our CA legal system. It addresses the idiosyncrasies of each county venue and has all the updated forms. You can save yourself a lot of money just having the forms filled out for your legal advisor ahead of time. The Marital Settlement Agreement is invaluable. Get this book!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!, May 6, 2001

By 

Amy Olson "Desperate for good music" (Central Coast of California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Your Own Divorce in California: A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents (Paperback)

This book is extremely helpful and pretty much step-by-step. It included a cd-rom of forms that you fill out on the computer and then print. For the most part, things were explained very clearly but a few things were confusing or redundant. I got a little help from the county clerk on items I did not understand. I'd highly recommend this book for those considering doing their own divorce.