Divorce with Decency

Why Divorce with Decency Was Written

Table of Contents

Divorce Tips

About Coates & Frey

Order the Book

Order the Poster

Chapter 1: The Need for Divorce with Decency

• Divorce Hawaiian Style

Chapter 2: Some Basic Background

• Where Has the All-American Family Gone?
  
• Some Scary and Saddening Statistics

Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Divorce

• Causal Factors
  
• Sociological Factors
  
  
  • Changing Family Structures
  • The Women's Movement
  • Money/Dual Income Families
  • Awareness of Abuse
  • Sex
  
  
• Psychological Factors and Fallout
  
• Common Phases of Divorce
  
  
  • Predictable Emotional Way Stations
  • Periods of Promiscuity & Personal Sexual Revolutions
  
  
• Separation: The Beginning of the End?
  
• Divorcing Couples
  
• The Uncoupling Process
  
  
  • The Women
    
    
    • Older Women
    • Younger Women
    
    
  • The Men
    
    
    • Older Men
    • Younger Men
    
    
  • The Economics of Divorce

Chapter 4: Kids in Crisis

• The Children of Divorce
  
  
  • Boys
  • Girls
  
  
• Different Ages = Different Impacts
  
  
  • Infants & Toddlers
  • Grade School & Early Childhood
  • Adolescence
  • Post-Adolescence
  
  
• Custody and Visitation Arrangements

Chapter 5: Into the Courtroom

• Hot Tips on How to Process Your Divorce Economically and Efficiently
  
• Attorney Selection
  
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Chapter 6: The Legal Issues

• Grounds for Divorce
  
• Separation
  
• Annulment
  
• Residency
  
• Jurisdiction
  
• Orders for Temporary Relief/Discovery
  
• Property Division Guidelines
  
• Specific Property Settlement Items
  
• Classifications and Allocations of Marital Property
  
  
  • How Marital Propery is Divided
  • Real Property
  • Pension & Retirement Plans
  • Bank & Other Accounts
  • Debts
  • Final Settlement Payments
  • Attorneys' Fees
  • Taxes
  
  
• Alimony
  
• Custody
  
  
  • Sole Custody
  • Joint Custody
  • Joint Legal Custody
  • Joint Physical Custody
  • Visitation
  • Custody Contests
  • Interstate Custody
  
  
• Child Support
  
• Medical Insurance
  
• Issues in Military Divorces
  
• Resumption of Maiden Name
  
• Premarital Agreements
  
• Spouse Abuse and Domestic Violence
  
• Paternity
  
• Common Law Marriage/Palimony

Chapter 7: Case Histories, Anecdotes, and War Stories

• Reports from the Front

Chapter 8: Life After Divorce

• The Single Parent
  
• New Romances and New Relationships
  
  
  • The Continuing Cohabitation Option
  • Facing Your Family
  • Refinding Your Friends
  
  
• Remarriage
  
• Stepfamilies
  
• Relations Between Former Spouses

Chapter 9: Conclusions, Predictions, and Prognostications

• Impacts and Aftershocks for the Divorcing Parties
  
  
  • Men
  • Women
  
  
• Divorce in America: Some Future Trends
  
• Upheavals in American Households
  
• Societal Impact: The Long-Term Implications of Divorce in America