1. Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir RabinLots of helpful advice for older women who have been out of the job market for a long time and want to revive former careers — or find new ones. |
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2. Help! I Can’t Pay My Bills: Surviving a Financial Crisis by Sally Herigstad, CPAThis was the only financial advice book I found that I could actually understand. Simple, clear, very helpful. |
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3. Your Divorce Advisor : A Lawyer and a Psychologist GuideYou Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce by Diana Mercer, J.D., and Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D.Practical, direct guide for both the legal and emotional aspects of divorce and how they’re interrelated. Extremely thorough and detailed. |
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4. What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody: Judges, Lawyers, and Therapists Share Winning Strategies on How toKeep the Kids, the Cash, and Your Sanity by Gayle Rosenwald Smith, J.D., and Sally Abrahms.The subtitle says it all. A comprehensive insider’s guide. You need to read this one. |
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5. The Complete Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide by Brette McWhorter Sember, J.D.Sember is a lawyer who looks at divorce from all angles: legal, social, psychological, and financial. This is a resource that speaks to everyone, from those just starting to contemplate breaking up a marriage, to those trying to renegotiate an unsatisfactory financial settlement. |
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6. The Divorce Organizer & Planner by Brette McWhorter SemberThis workbook streamlines the divorce process and helps you create a record of everything you need to organize and prepare for the legal, emotional, and financial aspects of divorce. |
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7. Unofficial Guide to Getting a Divorce, Second Edition by Russell Wild and Susan Ellis Wild Russell Wild, a journalist and financial planner, and Susan Ellis Wild, a lawyer, got divorced and then collaborated on this practical guide, which leads you through preparing for divorce, the process, legal issues, coping, sticky situations, and post-divorce financial and health care issues. Ya gotta admire them. |
Web sites
- AARP
Information about getting a reverse mortgage if you’re over 62 - American Bar Association
Lists pro bono attorneys by state as well as other legal help - Association of Divorce Financial Planners
Find a divorce financial planner - divorcesource.com
Information about every aspect of divorce - Prepaid Legal Services
Prepaid Legal costs $25.00 to join and $14.00 a month. You get unlimited phone consultation with a divorce (or other) attorney. If you need local representation, the group will recommend a participating local divorce attorney who will give you a discount - Quintessential Careers
150 questions you might be asked in a job interview - A Working Woman’s Guide to Financial Security
Terrific financial planning resources for women pre- and post-divorce
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