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A Man With a Saw

Divorce With Decency

Fifty percent of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. Most people contemplating or undergoing a divorce find the experience confusing and frustrating. Divorce with Decency, written by a leading divorce lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, is an up-to-date, informative and at the same time offers the most comprehensive treatment of the legal, emotional, economic, and social aspects of divorce available in a single volume.

Lawyers, social works, marriage counselors, pscyhologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals will find it a useful and concise reference for both themselves and their clients.

Divorce with Decency discusses:

Dynamics of divorce
Key criteria in selecting an attorney
How to direct and monitor the course of a case efficiently and economically
Case histories highlighting key points of divorce law
"Life After Divorce"

Divorce with Decency stays on the "lighter" side and is illustrated with cartoons and drawings by prominent Honolulu artists, John Pritchett and Charles Valoroso, and pithy quotations. A poster featuring this classic collection of divorce graphics is available as a separate order.

Divorce with Decency is targeted to cover advanced scholarly and legalistic material but in layman's terms, the book will prove indispensable to anyone involved in a divorce, whether directly or indirectly.

About the Author

Bradley A. Coates is the managing partner of Coates & Frey, the largest divorce and family law firm in Hawai`i. He is a graduate of University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and a member of the Hawai`i and California State Bars. He is the founder and administrator of Divorce with Decency, a low-cost divorce mediation clinic, and has been selected as Best Divorce Lawyer by both Honolulu Weekly and Honolulu Magazine.