Domestic Relations Law, Family Issues, Divorce

Building a Parenting Agreement That Works: Child Custody Agreements Step by Step

Name: Building a Parenting Agreement That Works: Child Custody Agreements Step by Step
Author: Mimi E. Lyster
ISBN: 9781413312522

by Mimi E. Lyster, Mimi Lyster Zemmelman

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Overview

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.

Synopsis

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

working with professionals

The updated 7th 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 contains new information on "moveaway" laws.

Washington Times

Aims to show separating or divorcing parents how to overcome obstacles and build their own custody agreements.

About the Author, Mimi E. Lyster

Mimi E. Lyster has been active in dispute resolution and other facilitated decision-making processes for 25 years. She brings experiences as a mediator, trainer, facilitator, strategic planner, and court policy analyst to her work with families, businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations. Lyster has co-founded a community mediation program, served on the California Dispute Resolution Council, the State Bar's Committee and was appointed to the 2020 California Court futures Commission. She maintains a limited private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.