What You Need to Know About Divorce [Paperback]

Margaret S. Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

A comprehensive yet highly readable non-fiction book that guides individuals through the uncertainties and pitfalls of divorce. Written by a practicing divorce lawyer, it begins with suggestions on how to hire a GOOD divorce lawyer, then the book explains what you can expect during all the various stages of divorce. You can hire a good lawyer, keep your legal fees down, know what to expect from your lawyer, anticipate what will happen during your divorce, prepare and plan, protect your finances, get an Order of Protection, get interim financial help from your spouse, find out information about your spouse, feel prepared and comfortable in court, settle a case that can be settled, understand trials in cases that cannot be settled, decipher legal terminology and jargon, find other helpful resources, wrap up the details at the end of divorce, avoid problems during and after divorce and rebuild your credit after divorce. The book follows a family through every step of their divorce. There are handy checklists to use during every step of the way.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The response to this book has been overwhelming! There was huge demand for this book even before it was printed. Judges are talking about making it required reading for anyone getting a divorce in their courts. Some jurisdictions have proposed making sure everyone who files for divorce has a copy of this book. Lawyers are ordering it by the box. With two and a half million people getting divorced in the United States every year, a book like this is vital. It takes legal knowledge out of the protected inner circle of the lawyers, and brings it to everyday people, in a form they can easily understand and use. This is NOT a "do-it-yourself" divorce book. This book tells you how to hire a good divorce lawyer, how to work with your lawyer to get the best results possible, and how to keep your legal fees down as you do.

From the Author

In my divorce practice, I found myself explaining the same things to every client. I looked around for a book that would answer their general questions for them, without their having to pay me over $100 an hour to answer them. A good, practical guidebook would save clients thousands of dollars in legal fees and help them get better results in their divorces. It would also help lawyers to spend less time teaching their clients, and have more time to practice law. Finding no such book, I was pressured by clients, friends and relatives to write the book myself. At first I refused, because practicing divorce law is both physically and emotionally exhausting. After practicing all day, the last thing I wanted to do was spend my evenings and weekends writing about divorce. Then I realized that a book like this would make my divorce practice easier, so I finally knuckled down and wrote it. I have been stunned by the intensity of the response! Before it was even in print, news of the book spread, through the legal community as well as through the professional communities of psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage counselors and crisis centers. Employees at the book printers telephoned me to tell me how much helpful information they got from the book, information they have used in their own divorces. What I had intended as a guidebook for clients has mushroomed into something I had not imagined. But with over two million people getting divorced every year in the United States, there is great demand for this information. By the way, keep an eye out for the follow-up book, which will be released in the Spring of 1999. It is called What You Need To Know After Divorce. It will help people through the many situations that can arise after divorce, such as visitation problems, modifications of the divorce decree, bankruptcy, new relationships, child support, and many other issues.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Fillmore Pub Co; 1 edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966639472
• ISBN-13: 978-0966639476
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,452,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Visit me on FaceBook or at my website at www.PegiPrice.com

Margaret "Pegi" S. Price is a sole practitioner and practices exclusively in the area of family law. She is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Pegi presented a paper and was a speaker at the 2006 World Autism Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, on the subject of Divorce and Families with Autism. Pegi has also spoken on the subject of Divorce and Families with Autism at the National Conference of the Autism Society of America and at regional legal community conferences and seminars for educators and professionals in the special needs community.

She is past president of the Gateway (St. Louis) chapter of the Autism Society of America and has done extensive advocacy on behalf of families with special needs. Helping families with disabilities is her passion.

Her son was diagnosed with autism at age 3 (1998) and underwent intensive early intervention and therapy. At age 8 (March 2003) he became one of the first children in the United States to emerge from autism. He is now 15 years old.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful - easy to read!, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: What You Need to Know About Divorce (Paperback)

This book has been very helpful to me. I am going through a divorce now, and I have used this book so often that it is almost falling apart at the seams! I recomend it to anyone going through a divorce who has any questions!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, comprehensive, no-nonsense resource!, April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: What You Need to Know About Divorce (Paperback)

This book should be in the hands of everyone of legal marrying age in the United States! It is very thorough and still easy to read. It well-written and contains thousands of dollars worth of information. An attorney would charge much more than the $19.95 (the cost of the book) to spend 5 minutes with a client. After consulting with an attorney there are always many unanswered questions or they were covered in the conversation but one can't remember really what was said. It is a vital resource and certainly well worth the expense. I highly recommend it.