How to Do Your Own Divorce in California by Ed Sherman

How to Do Your Own Divorce in California by Ed Sherman

For over 40 years this is THE book Californians turn to when facing divorce. Because of this book, about 60% of all California divorces go through the court system without the help (not to mention the expense and contentiousness) of lawyers, and over the years have saved untold BILIONS of dollars in legal fees.

This book shows you how to:

Understand the rules and standards for a California divorce
Decide what's fair and you want in your settlement agreement
File a Petition or a Response
Make a Settlement Agreement
Get your Judgment

It also includes:

Practical advice
Step-by-step instructions
Forms you will need
Free help with local forms
Free update service

The first part explains in detail how the law says you can divide your property and settle issues of custody, visitation and child support. It discusses the implications of doing your own divorce, how to start a divorce, how to serve divorce papers, California residency requirements, mandatory disclosure, the difference between retaining and just using an attorney, how to solve problems that come up, when you should get some help, how much your divorce will cost, and much more.

The second part guides you through the court process step by step - how to complete each of the forms and file them with the court clerk; when to file each form; the waiting periods to expect between steps; and how to get through your court appearance or even avoid a court appearance altogether.

The book also describes how domestic partners can use the instructions and forms in the book to legally terminate their domestic partnership.

The back of the book contains blank tear-out copies of all the court forms needed for an uncontested dissolution.

The book also includes a CD-ROM that contains the court forms plus many resources including the Settlement Agreement, worksheets, and trial versions of CalSupport(TM) child and spousal support software and DealMaker settlement agreement software.

Ed Sherman was born in Hannibal, Missouri in 1938, graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1964 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1965. Ed Sherman founded Nolo Press with the first edition of this book in 1971. Nolo Press is generally credited with giving the legal process back to the public.

In 1988, he wrote a companion title, Practical Divorce Solutions, for people who have difficulties reaching agreement with their spouses so they can go ahead with the actual divorce. In 2000 he met the need for self-help in more difficult divorce cases with How To Do Your Own Contested Divorce in California. He has authored five other books, five video programs and four software packages to help people through divorce.

In 1989 he founded the Divorce Helpline -- a staff of family law attorneys and mediators who assist people doing their own divorces with advice, problem-solving and paperwork -- again reducing the severe financial and emotional costs of divorce.

His 2005 book, Legal Essentials for California Couples, introduced the revolutionary Couples Contract which provides a strong foundation for any relationship at any stage. The book has won acclaim from professionals in the fields of financial planning, accounting, couples counseling, and religious ministry.

His 2006 book, The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship (with co-author Bruce Janke), expanded the Couples Contract for use nationwide. It has been hailed by even more professionals in the above fields and was favorably reviewed by the Library Journal.

His 2008 book, Make Any Divorce Better!, shows couples a better way to get divorced, revealing his secrets and lessons learned from over 40 years of experience with more than 45,000 successful cases. This book has won four awards.

He lives in Santa Cruz, CA.

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ISBN 13	9780944508688
ISBN 10	0944508685
Title	How to Do Your Own Divorce in California
Author	Ed Sherman
Series	How To Do Your Own Divorce In California
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nolo Press Occidental
Year published	2009-03-03
Number of pages	256
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