Divorce Organizer and Planner

Name: Divorce Organizer and Planner
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ISBN: 9780071445986

ISBN-10: 0071445986

ISBN-13: 9780071445986

Edition: 2005

Authors: Brette Sember

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Divorce is overwhelming enough without having to deal with the financial, personal, and legal paperwork. When you are organized, you feel more confident, and you are more likely to get what you want. The Divorce Organizer & Planner is your guide to managing your divorce -- while keeping your legal expenses to a minimum. Written by a family attorney with years of experience helping people navigate the divorce process, this book empowers you with the knowledge and tools you need to take control of your divorce. Book jacket.

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 224
Language: English

Brette McWhorter Sember, J.D. (Clarence, NY), is the author of the children?s book Quiz Book 3: Three Times the Fun. Ms. Sember has also taught an online course for Barnes and Noble University called Responsible Credit Card Spending. The mother of two children, ages nine and fifteen, Ms. Sember is a member of the Society of Children?s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). A former attorney, she also has had extensive experience working with children in her role as law guardian in four counties in New York.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Getting and Staying Organized	p. 1
Dealing with Emotions	p. 1
Deciding What You Want	p. 2
Developing an Organizational System	p. 2
Keeping a Calendar	p. 3
Using To-Do Lists	p. 5
Managing Documents	p. 7
Other General Organizational Tips	p. 9
To-Do List	p. 11
Protecting Yourself	p. 13
Dealing with Money	p. 13
The Home	p. 17
Wills	p. 20
Powers of Attorney	p. 21
Health Care Directives	p. 21
Your Physical Safety	p. 21
Safe-Deposit Box Inventory	p. 23
Household Belongings Inventory	p. 24
Self-Protection Checklist	p. 25
Working with an Attorney and Other Professionals	p. 27
Finding an Attorney	p. 27
Questions to Ask an Attorney	p. 28
Understanding What Your Attorney Needs from You	p. 30
Working with Your Attorney	p. 31
Organizing Paperwork from Your Attorney	p. 33
Phone Calls with Professionals	p. 33
Paying Your Attorney	p. 33
Affording Your Attorney	p. 34
Other Professionals Who May Be Involved with Your Case	p. 34
Questions and Issues to Discuss with Your Attorney	p. 38
Phone Call Log	p. 39
Master List of Contact Information	p. 40
Ways to End Your Marriage	p. 41
Residency	p. 41
Grounds	p. 41
Annulment	p. 44
Legal Separation	p. 44
Remaining Married	p. 45
Ending a Common-Law Marriage	p. 45
Step-by-Step Through Your Divorce	p. 47
The System and the Way It Works	p. 47
Court Papers	p. 50
Appearing in Court	p. 51
Settlement Options	p. 57
Mediation	p. 57
Arbitration	p. 61
Collaborative Law	p. 61
Settlements	p. 62
Gathering Household and Personal Documents	p. 63
How to Gather Documents	p. 64
Working with Your Spouse	p. 64
When You Can't Get Certain Documents	p. 65
Organizing Documents	p. 65
Analyzing Documents	p. 66
Checklist of Documents to Gather	p. 67
Documenting Your Income and Living Expenses	p. 71
How to Document Expenses	p. 71
Creating a Budget	p. 73
Income Log	p. 74
Expense Log	p. 75
Monthly Budget	p. 76
Unresolved Joint Expenses	p. 79
Large Assets	p. 81
Separate Versus Marital Property	p. 81
Understanding Nonconcrete Assets	p. 82
How Large Assets Are Divided	p. 83
Finding Large Assets	p. 83
Finding Hidden Assets	p. 83
Types of Large Assets	p. 84
Contribution to Separate Asset	p. 86
Large Asset Separate Property Log	p. 87
List of Large Joint Assets	p. 88
Documenting Debts	p. 89
Separate and Marital Debts	p. 89
Organizing Your Debt	p. 89
List of Spouse's Separate Debts	p. 91
List of Joint Debts	p. 92
Reaching Settlements and Dividing Household Belongings	p. 93
Negotiating Settlements	p. 93
Dividing Household Items	p. 95
Appraising Items	p. 97
Disputed Items	p. 97
Settlement List	p. 99
Separate Property Items	p. 100
Items Taken Without Agreement	p. 101
Agreed-Upon Items to Divide	p. 102
Disputed Items to Divide	p. 103
Child Support	p. 105
Purpose of Child Support	p. 105
Temporary Child Support	p. 106
Calculating Child Support	p. 106
Other Child Support Amounts	p. 107
How Child Support Is Paid	p. 108
Tracking Child Support Payments	p. 108
Due Dates	p. 109
Nonpayment	p. 109
Adjusting Child Support	p. 109
Children's Expenses	p. 110
Children's Uninsured Health Expenses	p. 112
Child Support Receipts	p. 113
Child Support Payment Log	p. 114
Alimony	p. 115
How Alimony Is Awarded	p. 115
Seeking Alimony	p. 116
Alimony Rules and Regulations	p. 117
Tracking Alimony	p. 117
Medical Insurance	p. 118
Alimony Worksheet	p. 119
Alimony Receipts	p. 121
Alimony Payment Log	p. 122
Custody and Visitation	p. 123
Tips for Avoiding a Custody Trial	p. 124
Thinking About Custody and Visitation	p. 125
Creating an Accurate Visitation Record	p. 126
Documenting Shared Custody	p. 128
Monitoring Your Children's Responses to Visitation	p. 128
Children's Preferences	p. 129
Grandparent Visitation	p. 130
Children's Reactions Log	p. 131
Grandparent Visitation Log	p. 132
Witnesses and Evidence	p. 133
Why You Need Witnesses	p. 133
Types of Witnesses to Find	p. 134
Subject Matter for Witness Testimony	p. 135
Preparing a Witness List	p. 137
Being Your Own Witness	p. 138
Preparing for Your Spouse's Witnesses	p. 139
Physical Evidence	p. 139
How to Find Evidence	p. 142
List of Possible Witnesses	p. 143
Witness Worksheet	p. 144
Notes for Your Testimony	p. 145
Cross-Examination Notes	p. 147
Physical Evidence List	p. 148
Custody Trials	p. 149
Documenting the Past	p. 149
Documenting Your Own Parenting Abilities	p. 150
Focusing on the Other Parent's Faults	p. 151
Parenting Classes	p. 152
Keeping Your Kids Out of It	p. 152
Siblings and Half Siblings	p. 153
Child Care Checklist	p. 154
Spouse's Parenting Abilities	p. 157
Parenting Journal	p. 158
It's All Over! Now What?	p. 159
Changing Your Name	p. 159
Updating Your Insurance	p. 160
Protecting Your Credit	p. 161
Dividing Assets	p. 161
Leases	p. 162
Your Will	p. 162
Health Care Directives	p. 162
Wedding and Relationship Mementos	p. 163
Coping with Your Feelings	p. 163
Continuing to Track Payments	p. 163
Maintaining Your Household	p. 164
Managing Finances	p. 165
Important Documents for Your Child	p. 165
Receipts for Property Distribution	p. 167
Ongoing Child Support Log	p. 168
Child Support Receipts	p. 169
Ongoing Alimony Log	p. 170
Alimony Receipts	p. 171
Resources	p. 173
Index	p. 181
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