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Winning Your Divorce: A Man's Survival Guide
Plume/Penguin, 196 pages
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The buzz:
Not as inflammatory as the title might suggest, the book is nonetheless one to have for
a bitter divorce.
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The author:
The author was at the time of publication a divorce lawyer in New York.
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Topics covered:
The book is strong on the nuts and bolts of tactics associated with:
- What to do before you see a lawyer.
- Finding a good lawyer.
- Keeping your home.
- The legal process.
- Dealing with your emotions.
- How to negotiate.
- Winning custody if you want to.
- Important clauses in your separation agreement.
- Discovery.
- Preparing for Trial.
- Conducting yourself after the divorce.
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Difficulty:
Moderate
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Sidenotes:
Offers advice like this: Threaten to ask for custody even if you don't want
it; "if your wife is one to whom custody is all-important, by all means 'blackmail' her." (p. 97)
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Key insight:
Keeping your cool, staying in touch with a good lawyer from the very
beginning, and playing the divorce like a game, will help the man emerge in better shape emotionally
and financially.
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Read if:
Your divorce is unfriendly. Women might want to read this to see the kinds
of advice men are receiving.
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