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Building a Parenting Agreement That Works

How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last

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Building a Parenting Agreement That Works: How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn't Last

Pub. Date: Oct 2007
Edition: 6th
Pages: 352 pp
ISBN: 9781413307221
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Summary

Avoid custody battles -- save time, money and grief.

Working out a fair and realistic child-custody agreement is one of the most difficult tasks for parents going through a divorce or separation. Building a Parenting Agreement That Works is the only book to show separating or divorcing parents how to overcome obstacles and create win-win custody agreements.

A professional mediator, author Mimi Lyster sets out 40 issues separating parents typically face, and presents all the options to resolving them. The book walks you through all the factors you must consider, including:

  • medical care
  • education
  • religious training
  • living arrangements
  • holidays
  • money issues
  • dealing with changes in an existing agreement

The updated 6th edition includes checklists and worksheets to help you complete the included fill-in-the-blank custody agreement, and provides the current custody laws of your state. It also covers how to track your child's well-being during a separation or divorce.

Press Reviews

“A step-by-step guide meant to help even the most hostile couples work out terms for raising their children after the family splits.”
Newsday
"Aims to show separating or divorcing parents how to overcome obstacles and build their own custody agreements."
Washington Times
"Clear, practical advice on identifying everyone's concerns, and strategies for effective negotiations."
New York Daily News
"Excellent, empowering and complete with forms."
Library Journal
"The author draws on her experience as a professional mediator to give real-life solutions to some of the most common custody issues."
New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Ms. Lyster... has isolated 40 common issues and battlefield-tested suggestions for resolving them."
Dallas Morning News
"Takes you through the nitty-gritty of arranging custody..."
American Baby

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