Helpful Links & Reading List

Trust & Estate Disputes

• Estate Planning for Blended Families (2012)
  By Barnes, Richard E.
•  Getting it Together
  By Melanie Cullen
• Nolo Press Guide – Plan Your estate
  By Denis Clifford

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Collaborative Divorce

General Information

• Avoiding Litigation (2006)
  By Abney, Sherry R.
• Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Helping Families Without Going to Court (2009)
  Book by Forrest S. Mosten
• A Clear and Easy Guide to Collaborative Divorce (2018)
  Book by Jeremy S. Gaies
• The Collaborative Divorce Advantage: Divorce Consciously to Protect Your Children & Avoid Financial and Emotional Bankruptcy (2017)
  Book by John Hoelle, Kevin Worthley, and Peter Fabish
• Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce: A Guide to Enlightened Team Practice (2011)
  Book by Kate Scharff and Lisa Herrick
• Your Personal Guide to a Successful Collaborative Divorce (2012)
  By August, J. Max and Diane C.
• Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue ( CLE Society, 2004)
  By Cameron, Nancy
• Challenging Conflict: Mediation through Understanding (2009)
  By Friedman, Gary and Jack Himmelstein
• The Client’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce: Your Quick and Practical Guide to the Benefits and Procedures of Collaborative Divorce (2015)
  By Nadell, Joanne S.
• Roadmap to a Successful Collaborative Divorce (2012)
  By Nadell, Joanne S.
• The Collaborative Way to Divorce : The Revolutionary Method that Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids–Without Going to Court (Hudson Street Press, 2006)
  By Ousky, Ron and Webb, Stuart
• Collaborative Family Law: Another Way to Resolve Family Disputes (Thompson Carswell, 2003)
  By Shields, Richard W., Ryan, Judith P. and Smith, Victoria L.
• Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce (2012)
  By Stoner, Katherine
• Nolo Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
  By Stoner, Katherine
• Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move On With Your Life (2007)
  By Tesler, Pauline and Thompson, Peggy
• Collaborative Divorce: A New Paradigm (2009)
  By Tesler, Pauline H. and Peggy Thompson
• Collaborative Law: Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce Without Litigation (2017)
  By Tesler, Pauline H., JD

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Divorce and Children

• Video: SPLIT – A Film For Kids of Divorce (and their Parents)
  By Ellen Bruno
• We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have To Say About Their Parents’ Divorce (2005)
  By Ahrons, Constance.
• Collateral Damage: Guiding and Protecting Your Child Through the Minefield of Divorce (2017)
  By Chirban, Dr. John T.
• Maggie in the Middle (Infinity Publishing, 2006)
  By Cook, Nancy Douglas
• Don’t Alienate the Kids (HCI Press, 2010)
  By Eddy, Bill,
• New Ways for Families: Parent Workbook (HCI Press, 2009)
  By Eddy, Bill
• Divorce the Collaborative Way: Is It The Way For You? (2009)
  By Eitzen, Melinda, and Scott Clarke
• Divorce: A Problem to be Solved, Not a Battle to be Fought (Brookwood Publishing, 1997)
  By Fagerstrom, Karen, Ph.D.; Thompson, Peggy, Ph.D, and Nurse, A. Rodney, Ph.D.
• In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce, Second Edition (Springer Publishing 2009)
  By Johnston, Janet; Roseby, Vivienne; Kuehnle, Kathryn
• Talking To Children About Divorce: A Parent’s Guide to Helathy Communication At Each Stage of Divorce (2016)
  By McBridge, Jean, MS LMFT.
• Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Ballantine 2006)
  By Neufeld, Gordon & Mate, Dr. Gabor

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Divorce and Communication

• BIFF: Quick Responses to High-Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Email and Social Media Meltdowns Paperback (2014)
  By Eddy, Bill
• Taking the War Out of Our Words (3rd Edition) (Wyatt Mackenzie Publishing, 2007)
  By Ellison, Sharon Strand
• Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate (Penguin Books, 2006)
  By Fisher, Roger and Shapiro, Daniel
• Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most. (Penguin Books, 2010)
  By Stone, Douglas; Patton, Bruce; Heen, Sheila; and Fisher, Roger
• The Argument Culture: Stopping America’s War of Words (Ballantine, 1999)
  By Tannen, Deborah

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Divorce and Financial Issues

• Nolo’s Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support (2015)
  By Doskow, Emily
• A New Way To Win: How to Resolve Your Child Custody Dispute Without Giving Up, Giving In, or Going Broke  (2010)
  By Eddy. Bill, and Desjardins, Tobias
• DIVORCE: Think Financially, Not Emotionally® – Jeffrey Landers
  By Landers, Jeffrey
• Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000)
  By Mnookin, Robert., Peppet, S.C., and Tulumello, A.S.
• The House Matters in Divorce: Untangling the Legal, Financial & Emotional Ties Before You Sign On the Dotted Line (2016)
  By Starks, Laurel

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Divorce and LGBT Couples

• Same Sex Marriage 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Rights, The Law, and Your Benefits (2016)
  By Hamilton, Jessica
• Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships, and Civil Unions. (2016)
  By Hertz, Frederick, and Emily Doskow
• License To Wed: What Legal Marriage Means to Same Sex Couples (2013)
  By Richman, Kimberly D
• The Therapist’s Notebook for Lesbian , Gay and Bisexual Clients: Homework, Handouts and Activities for Use In Psychotherapy
  By Whitman, Joy S., Cyndy J. Boyd, editors

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Divorce and Mental Health / Emotions

• The Good Divorce (1998)
  By Ahrons, Constance
• Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Harper Collins, 2008)
  By Ariely, Dan
• When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times: 20^th Anniversary Edition (2016)
  By Chödron, Pema
• High Conflict People in Legal Disputes (2005)
  By Eddy, Bill
• It’s All Your Fault: 12 Tips For Managing People Who Blame Others for Evryone (2012)
  By Eddy, Bill
• Managing High Conflict People in Court (HCI Press, 2008)
  By Eddy, Bill
• Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder (New Harbinger Publications, 2011)
  By Eddy, Bill, and Kieger, Randi
• Second-Hand Shock: Surviving & Overcoming Vicarious Trauma (2012)
  By Izzo, Ellie and Miller, Vicki Carpel
• Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)
  By Kabat-Zinn, Jon
• Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (2013)
  By Kabat-Zinn, Jon, and Thich Nhat Hanh
• Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment―and Your Life (Paperback 2016)
  By Kabat-Zinn, Jon
• A General Theory of Love (Vintage 2001)
  By Lewis, Thomas B., Fari Amini and Richard Lannon
• Forgive for Good: A Prescription for Health and Happiness (Harper One 2003)
  By Luskin, Fred
• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (North Atlantic Books 2010)
  By Mate, Dr. Gabor.
• When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection (Wiley 2008)
  By Mate, Dr. Gabor
• The Developing Mind: How Relationships And The Brain Interact To Shape Who We Are, Second Edition (New York: Guilford Press 2015)
  By Siegal, Dr. Daniel J.

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Divorce and Parenting

• The Co-Parents’ Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted, Resilient and Resourceful Kids in a Two-Home Family (2014)
  By Bonnell, Karen, and Little, Kristen
• The Conscious Parent’s Guide to Coparenting, A Mindful Approach to Creating a Collaborative, Positive Parenting Plan (2016)
  By Flowers, Jenna
• The Co-parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce (New Harbinger Publications 2001)
  By Elizabeth Zimmerman and Jeffrey Thayer

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Mediation

• Narrative Mediation: A New Approach to Conflict Resolution (Jossey-Bass, 2000)
  By Winslade, John and Monk, Gerald
• Practicing Narrative Mediation: Loosening the Grip of Conflict (Jossey-Bass, 2008)
  By Winslade, John and Monk, Gerald

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