Survival Manual for Women in Divorce (2004 Edition)

Preface
Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Filing/Location/Grounds/Waiting period/Mediation/Court orders/The trial/Maiden name

Chapter 2 - Separation Agreements
Basic guidelines/Enforcing/Modifying

Chapter 3 - Property
Separate/Marital/Dividing/Career assets/The house/Life insurance

Chapter 4 - Pension and Retirement Plans
Vesting/Valuing/Dividing-QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order)/IRAs

Chapter 5 - Maintenance and Alimony
Taxes/Qualifying/Types-Duration

Chapter 6 - Child Support
Taxes/Amount/Duration/Enforcing

Chapter 7 - Child Custody
The decision/Changing/Visitation/Kidnapping

Chapter 8 - Debt and Credit Cards
Who pays/Bankruptcy

Chapter 9 - Insurance
Health insurance/COBRA/Car insurance/Life insurance

Chapter 10 - Social Security
Qualifying/Effect of divorce/Effect of re-marriage

Chapter 11 - Lawyers
Separate/Marital/Dividing/Career assets/The house/Life insurance

Chapter 12 - Tax Issues
Filing status/Child care credit/House payment

Chapter 13 - Individual Retirement Accounts

Appendix A - Checklist: Final Divorce Decree
Appendix B - Checklist: Information to Gather for Attorney
Appendix C - Alimony/Spousal Support Factors
Appendix D - Custody Criteria
Appendix E - Child Support Guidelines
Appendix F - Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements
Appendix G - Property Division

Resource list