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The Divorce Mediation Planner

This guide will walk you through mediation and divorce planning and give you the facts you need to move forward.

  • Is mediation right for you?

  • Mediator interview questions.

  • What a mediator does and doesn’t do.

  • What is discussed and when

  • The mediation timeline start-to-finish

  • The role of an attorney and whether you need one.


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“The Financially Smart Divorce”

“One of the Top Books on Divorce of All Time”

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This book covers every essential financial aspect of divorce…and then some. It should be required reading.”

THE HONORABLE HOWARD LIPSEY, RHODE ISLAND FAMILY COURT JUDGE


The Smart Divorce Planner

 
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This planner contains the checklists, exercises, and info you need to take control and be successful in your divorce. It is the companion guide to “The Financially Smart Divorce” and has focuses on financial decisions.

  • Get and stay completely organized

  • Assess your finances top to bottom

  • Determine your unique priorities

  • Build a personal negotiation game plan

  • Evaluate financial proposals and your final settlement

  • Rebuild your financial life after divorce

  • Be successful in mediation with a step-by-step road map


 
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Secrets to a Successful Mediation

About 1 in 3 divorce mediations fail, costing couples time and money, and forcing them to hire expensive lawyers to fight it out in court.

This guide shows you how to have a successful mediation that is peaceful, productive, and creates a settlement that is right for you.

You will learn how to prepare the right way, participate with confidence, and avoid the mistakes that can spell failure.

Don’t go into mediation blind. Get this free guide today and be on the road to success and the life you want. 


How to Get a Divorce in Massachusetts

This is the one guide you need to help you understand the Massachusetts divorce system so you use it properly, get the help you need, and do it right without spending a lot of money.

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Contents of this guide:

  • How a cheating spouse affects your settlement

  • How the court process works

  • Contested vs uncontested divorce…which one is right for you?

  • How child support is calculated

  • What you may pay or receive in alimony

  • Paperwork required


How to Get a Divorce in Rhode Island

This is the one guide you need to help you understand the Rhode Island divorce system. Contents of this free guide:

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  • 8 steps you should take right away

  • How a cheating spouse affects your settlement

  • Defensive actions to take to protect yourself

  • How the court process works

  • Contested vs Uncontested divorce…which one is right for you?

  • How child support and alimony works

  • How long it takes, and how to get started