A guide to improved communication shows readers how to avoid the most common conversational disasters, listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy, and use a simple, easily remembered strategy to communicate point of view..
Since it was first published in 1986, "The Mediation Process" has become a landmark resource for mediation practitioners, trainers, students, and professionals in corporate, legal, health care, education, and governmental arenas. This thoroughly revised and expanded third edition has been updated to include coverage of the most contemporary issues ...
Will police work change the person you love? Are police marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved one being killed in the line of duty? Separating fact from myth, Kirschman answers these and other questions in this self-help book created for police families. Topics covered include: managing the effects of organizational stress ...
Family Violence: Legal, Medical and Social Perspectives, 5/e Harvey Wallace, CaliforniaState University, Fresno Family Violence presents a comprehensive introduction to the study of family violence and discusses current controversies in the field from three perspectives: legal, medical, and social. Family Violence is the only text on the market ...
The acclaimed book for parents whose children have special education needs. Your special needs child needs a special education, and as a parent, you face a number of obstacles as you work with your school district to develop an Individual Education Plan (IEP): Lots of steps, complicated paperwork and intimidating procedures may seem like too ...
The fourth edition of this text combines an exposition of major themes and principles with an account of how the law works in practice. The author draws on his experience as a practitioner, Law Commissioner, and lecturer to put the law into its social and historical context.
This comprehensive, complete insider's guide is filled with crucial advice from judges, lawyers, therapists, and mothers who have experienced this challenging legal process. Designed for women at every stage of divorce, the book covers a wide range of legal strategies.
This is the landmark book that changed the way exceptional families think about their heritage, their wealth, and their legacy to future generations - now revised and expanded. "A masterpiece. No one is more astute than Jay Hughes about the topics of family wealth and family life." - Charles W. Collier, Senior Philanthropic Adviser, Harvard ...
[This book] is a seamless blend of empowering legal know-how and sound psychological advice. This one-of-a-kind guide charts a smooth, practical route through the emotional perils and legal complexities of the divorce process.
With this book, Californians can obtain an uncontested divorce without hiring an attorney. The first part of the book explains in detail how to divide property and settle custody, visitation, and child support issues. The second part is a step-by-step guide through the court process, including how to complete forms, when to file them, and how to ...
Loving strategies for protecting your marriage. Problem in-laws carry a unique set of issues of authority, control, power and the time-honoured feeling that they "know better". Dr. Forward identifies the different type of in-laws, as well as their behaviour tactics and motivations, from the most benign to the most toxic. She explains what they do, ...
Divorced from Joseph P. Kennedy, II in 1991 after her 12-year marriage to the youngest member of the the Kennedy clan currently holding elective office, Sheila Rauch Kennedy took primary custody of their twin boys and set about remaking her life as a single parent in the relative obscurity imposed by the confidentiality clause negotiated as part ...
His book fully, clearly, and concisely explains the process of court child custody litigation. It shows how custody decisions are made, what can be expected at each stage of the process, and how parents can insure that their abilities are clearly presented to persons with influence over the custody decision . It is intended to eliminate surprises ...
The first book to lead couples step-by-step through the drafting of a prenuptial agreement in any state. Combining Nolo's legal expertise and plain-English writing, Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining how to create a valid contract. It explains: the basics of prenups, whether a prenup is ...
In this astonishing book, sociologist Amy Neustein and attorney Michael Lesher examine the serious dysfunction of the nation's family courts - a dysfunction that too often results in the courts' failure to protect the people they were designed to help. Specifically, the authors chronicle cases in which mothers who believe their children have been ...
This is the essentials version of the market leader in family law (Statsky's "Family Law", 4th, West, 1996). It is a briefer, less expensive paperback text ideal for shorter courses or for courses that supplement a paperback with state-specific material. Chapters 2-5, most of Chapter 1, all cases, appendices, and assignments that require library ...
Explaining complex family law concepts and procedures in a jargon-free style, this resource includes detailed information on how family court works, offers easily understandable case examples, and describes alternatives to litigation that are designed to help prevent families with children from entering the legal system to resolve disputes. ...
Two pioneers in the collaborative divorce method show couples a revolutionary new way to divorce--with compassion and dignity--while creating a positive future for themselves and their loved ones.
Warner takes on the financial service industry's maxim that to avoid financial destitution in old age, Americans need to put aside larger sums of money that they are currently doing. Warner also advises readers on a number of other ways to enjoy the retirement years, including maintaining good health, having friends and close family ties, and ...
There's no such thing as an easy divorce. But knowing what to expect and being prepared to cope with the emotional, legal, and financial complications of a divorce certainly lessen the pain. "Divorce For Dummies, Second Edition" helps you minimize the stress and strain of divorce by cutting legal costs and knowing everything you should ask your ...
Compassionate, clear, and comprehensive, this is a guide to the collaborative process, a nationally acclaimed approach that is fast transforming how couples dissolve their marriages, divide their assets, and reinvent their post-divorce relationships, particularly when they share custody of their children.
The completely revised and expanded version of this best-selling business classic gives home-based child care providers the most updated tools needed to establish and enforce contracts and policies, build trust between provider and parent, and demonstrate provider professionalism. This new edition includes a CD-ROM with customizable worksheets and ...
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