TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: YOUR OPTIONS
Chapter 1: Do I Even Want a Divorce?
Chapter 2: How Much Will This Cost?
Chapter 3: Where Do I Start (Legally)?
Chapter 4: Where Do I Start (Personally)?
Chapter 5: What’s the Fastest Way to Get a Divorce?
Chapter 6: Do I REALLY Need a Lawyer?
Chapter 7: Do I Need a Family Councilor?
Chapter 8: How Do I Deal With/ Avoid Conflict
Chapter 9: What are My Options Following a Common Law Breakup?
YOUR CHILDREN
Chapter 1: When Will I See My Kids?
Chapter 2: Who Can Help Me?
Chapter 3: What Can I Do to Help My Kids Through This?
Chapter 4: How Do I Maintain My Relationship With My Kids?
Chapter 5: What Happens When I Meet Someone New? When do I Tell the Kids?
Chapter 6: Lessons I Learned From My Own Divorce
YOUR MONEY
Chapter 1: Did you Protect Yourself with a Cohabitation Agreement or Marriage Contract?
Chapter 2: How Does Child Support Work?
Chapter 3: How Does Spousal Support Work?
Chapter 4: What Happens to My Home?
Chapter 5: What is Property Equalization?
Chapter 6: How Do We Divide our Property and Debts?
Chapter 7: How Do Common Law Divorces Work?
Chapter 8: How Do I Determine Support if My Ex is Self Employed?
Chapter 9: Financial Lessons I Learned From My Divorce
YOUR NEW START
Chapter 1: Who is To Blame?
Chapter 2: Are You Feeling all Alone and Going Crazy?
Chapter 3: What Happens When I Meet Someone Else?
Chapter 4: Should I Go Back to Work?
Chapter 5: How Do I Deal With Shared Custody
Chapter 6: Lessons From My Own Divorce
MANAGING YOUR FINANCES AFTER A DIVORCE
Chapter 1: Did you Protect Yourself with a Cohabitation Agreement or Marriage Contract?
Chapter 2: How Does Child Support Work?
Chapter 3: How Does Spousal Support Work?
Chapter 4: What Happens to My Home?
Chapter 5: What is Property Equalization?
Chapter 6: How Do We Divide our Property and Debts?
Chapter 7: How Do Common Law Divorces Work?
Chapter 8: How Do I Determine Support if My Ex is Self Employed?
Chapter 9: Financial Lessons I Learned From My Divorce