Avoid custody battles and save money, time and grief. Working out a fair and realisitic custody agreement can be on of the most difficult tasks for divorcing parents. Building a Better Parenting Agreement That Work will show you how to overcome the obstacles and buid your own win-win custody agreement that everyone-especially your children-can live with. --- from back cover of book.
Record details
ISBN:1413307221 (pbk.)
ISBN:9781413307221 (pbk.)
Physical Description:331 p. : forms ; 28 cm. print
Edition:6th ed.
Publisher:Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2007.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Taking stock of your situation -- An introduction to parenting agreements -- Getting organized -- How to negotiate a parenting agreement -- Your parenting agreement -- Building your agreement -- Basic elements -- Finishing touches -- Serious issues -- Special issuess and complicating factors -- Child support, alimony, and jointly owned property -- Making mediation and arbitration work for you -- Dealing with changes in your agreement -- Understanding your children's needs -- Multiracial, multicultural, and international families -- Nontraditional families -- State and federal laws affecting child custody -- Help beyond the book.