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Recommended Reading

For Your Marriage

  • The Good Marriage by Judith Wallerstein & Sandra Blakesee
  • Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
  • Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dennis Gottman
  • The 5 Love Languages by Gary D. Chapman
  • Stop Walking On Eggshells by M.S.T. Mason
  • It’s All Your Fault by Bill Eddy

For You

  • Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce The Sandcastle Way by  M. Gary Neuman
  • Crazy Time : Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition by Abigail Trafford
  • For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered by E. Mavis Hetherington & John Kelly
  • The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce : The 25 Year Landmark Study by Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis, Sandra Blakeslee
  • What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce by Judith S. Wallerstein & Sandra Blakeslee
  • The Two Roads to Divorce by Lenard Marlow
  • The Co-Parents’ Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted, Resilient, and Resourceful Kids in a Two-Home Family from Little Ones to Young Adults by Karen Bonnell
  • The Truth About Children and Divorce by Dr. Robert Emery
  • Renegotiating Family Relationships by Dr. Robert Emery
  • The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart by Constance Ahrons
  • What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce by Judith Wallerstein, PhD. & Sandra Blakesee
  • Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues and Move on With Your Life by Pauline Tesler & Peggy Thompson
  • Putting Children First, Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most by Douglas Stone
  • Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over by Deirdre Bair
  • He’s History, You’re Not: Surviving Divorce After 40 by Erica Manfred

For Your Kids

Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0 – 3)

  • Two Homes by Claire Masurel & Kady Macdonald Denton
  • It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by Vicki Larson

Young Children (Ages 4 – 9)

  • Dinosaur Divorce by Marc Brown & Laurie Krasny Brown
  • Was it the Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins & Bryan Langdo
  • We’re Having a Tuesday by DK Simoneau
  • My Stick Family: Helping Children Cope with Divorce by Natalie June Reilly
  • I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom
  • Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce by Cornelia Maude Spelman
  • At Daddy’s on Saturdays by Linda Walvoord Girard

Tweens (Ages 9-12)

  • Rope Burn by Jan Siebold
  • The Divorce Express by Paula Danzinger
  • The Divorce Helpbook for Teens by Cynthia MacGregor
  • My Parents Are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up by Florence Cadier
  • Help! A Girl’s Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies by Nancy Holyoke
  • What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce: A Survival Guide For Kids by Kent Winchester & Roberta Beyer
  • The Days of Summer by Eve Bunting
  • Loon Summer by Barbara Santucci

About Parenting Plans

  • Using Child Development Research to Make Appropriate Custody and Access Decisions for Young Children by Joan B. Kelly & Michael E. Lamb
  • Developing Beneficial Parenting Plan Models for Children Following Separation and Divorce by Joan B. Kelly
  • Creating Effective Parenting Plans: A Developmental Approach for Lawyers and Divorce Professionals by John N. Hartson & Brenda J. Payne
  • Parallel Parenting for High Conflict Families by Philip M. Stahl

If You Want A Collaborative Divorce

  • Avoiding Litigation by Sherrie R. Abney
  • Beyond Winning by Robert H. Mnookin
  • Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Effectively Helping Divorcing Families Without Going to Court by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life by Pauline Tesler & Peggy Thompson
  • Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue by Nancy J. Cameron
  • Collaborative Family Law by Richard W. Shields & Victoria Smith
  • Complete Guide to Mediation: The Cutting Approach to Family Law Practice by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Mediation Career Guide: A Strategic Approach to Building a Successful Practice by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Navigating Emotional Currents of Collaborative Divorce: A Guide to Enlightened Team Practice, with a Foreword by Pauline Tesler, Esquire by Kate Scharff & Lisa Herrick
  • The Collaborative Way to Divorce by Ron Ousky & Stuart Webb
  • Unbundling Legal Services: A Guide to Delivering Legal Services a la Carte by Forrest S. Mosten

Getting Back Into the Dating Scene

  • Get it Right This Time by Amy Schoen
  • He Is Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt & LizTuccillo

For Stepparents & Blended Families

  • The Happy Stepmother by Rachelle Katz
  • Stepfamilies by James H. Bray & John Kelly
  • Keys to Successful Stepfathering by Carl E. Pickhardt
  • Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin
  • A Career Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Stepmom by Jacquelyn B. Fletcher
  • Stepcoupling by Susan Wisdom & Jennifer Green

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Recommended Reading

For Your Marriage

  • The Good Marriage by Judith Wallerstein & Sandra Blakesee
  • Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
  • Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dennis Gottman
  • The 5 Love Languages by Gary D. Chapman
  • Stop Walking On Eggshells by M.S.T. Mason
  • It’s All Your Fault by Bill Eddy

For You

  • Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce The Sandcastle Way by  M. Gary Neuman
  • Crazy Time : Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition by Abigail Trafford
  • For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered by E. Mavis Hetherington & John Kelly
  • The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce : The 25 Year Landmark Study by Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis, Sandra Blakeslee
  • What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce by Judith S. Wallerstein & Sandra Blakeslee
  • The Two Roads to Divorce by Lenard Marlow
  • The Co-Parents’ Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted, Resilient, and Resourceful Kids in a Two-Home Family from Little Ones to Young Adults by Karen Bonnell
  • The Truth About Children and Divorce by Dr. Robert Emery
  • Renegotiating Family Relationships by Dr. Robert Emery
  • The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart by Constance Ahrons
  • What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce by Judith Wallerstein, PhD. & Sandra Blakesee
  • Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues and Move on With Your Life by Pauline Tesler & Peggy Thompson
  • Putting Children First, Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most by Douglas Stone
  • Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over by Deirdre Bair
  • He’s History, You’re Not: Surviving Divorce After 40 by Erica Manfred

For Your Kids

Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0 – 3)

  • Two Homes by Claire Masurel & Kady Macdonald Denton
  • It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by Vicki Larson

Young Children (Ages 4 – 9)

  • Dinosaur Divorce by Marc Brown & Laurie Krasny Brown
  • Was it the Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins & Bryan Langdo
  • We’re Having a Tuesday by DK Simoneau
  • My Stick Family: Helping Children Cope with Divorce by Natalie June Reilly
  • I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom
  • Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce by Cornelia Maude Spelman
  • At Daddy’s on Saturdays by Linda Walvoord Girard

Tweens (Ages 9-12)

  • Rope Burn by Jan Siebold
  • The Divorce Express by Paula Danzinger
  • The Divorce Helpbook for Teens by Cynthia MacGregor
  • My Parents Are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up by Florence Cadier
  • Help! A Girl’s Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies by Nancy Holyoke
  • What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce: A Survival Guide For Kids by Kent Winchester & Roberta Beyer
  • The Days of Summer by Eve Bunting
  • Loon Summer by Barbara Santucci

About Parenting Plans

  • Using Child Development Research to Make Appropriate Custody and Access Decisions for Young Children by Joan B. Kelly & Michael E. Lamb
  • Developing Beneficial Parenting Plan Models for Children Following Separation and Divorce by Joan B. Kelly
  • Creating Effective Parenting Plans: A Developmental Approach for Lawyers and Divorce Professionals by John N. Hartson & Brenda J. Payne
  • Parallel Parenting for High Conflict Families by Philip M. Stahl

If You Want A Collaborative Divorce

  • Avoiding Litigation by Sherrie R. Abney
  • Beyond Winning by Robert H. Mnookin
  • Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Effectively Helping Divorcing Families Without Going to Court by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life by Pauline Tesler & Peggy Thompson
  • Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue by Nancy J. Cameron
  • Collaborative Family Law by Richard W. Shields & Victoria Smith
  • Complete Guide to Mediation: The Cutting Approach to Family Law Practice by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Mediation Career Guide: A Strategic Approach to Building a Successful Practice by Forrest S. Mosten
  • Navigating Emotional Currents of Collaborative Divorce: A Guide to Enlightened Team Practice, with a Foreword by Pauline Tesler, Esquire by Kate Scharff & Lisa Herrick
  • The Collaborative Way to Divorce by Ron Ousky & Stuart Webb
  • Unbundling Legal Services: A Guide to Delivering Legal Services a la Carte by Forrest S. Mosten

Getting Back Into the Dating Scene

  • Get it Right This Time by Amy Schoen
  • He Is Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt & LizTuccillo

For Stepparents & Blended Families

  • The Happy Stepmother by Rachelle Katz
  • Stepfamilies by James H. Bray & John Kelly
  • Keys to Successful Stepfathering by Carl E. Pickhardt
  • Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin
  • A Career Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Stepmom by Jacquelyn B. Fletcher
  • Stepcoupling by Susan Wisdom & Jennifer Green

Related Articles

Divorce Info for Washington State Military Moms

Imagine being a Mom who’s a service member and is either deployed, or
May 2, 2013

5 Legal Tips for New Parents in Washington State

1. Call Your Accountant. A new child in the family qualifies you for an
October 25, 2013

Ellie the Courthouse Dog Helps Children Through Divorce

If you’ve ever been to court – or even just been called for
December 6, 2013

Client Resources

Gain legal perspective and find your footing in your brave new beginning.
Contact Us

Join Our Newsletter

Stay in touch with us to receive news, resources, and events about how we continue to suppport community.
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