Resources

  • Books for Adults

    Ahrons, Constance. (1994). The Good Divorce – Keeping Your Family Together Your Marriage Comes Apart. New York: Quill, HarperCollins Publishers. Ahrons, Constance. (2004). We’re Still Family – What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents’ Divorce. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Anderson, Herbert; Hogue, David; and McCarthy, Marie. (1995). Promising Again. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. Boyan, Susan Blyth and Termini, Ann Marie. (1999). Cooperative Parenting and Divorce.Kennesaw, Georgia: Active Parent Publishers Doherty, William J. (2001). Take Back Your Marriage – Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart. (2001). New York: The Guilford Press. Emery, Robert E. (1994). Renegotiating Family Relationships – Divorce, Child Custody, and Mediation. New York: The Guilford Press. Fisher, Bruce. (1992). Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends. San Luis Obispo, California: Impact Publishers. Ford, Debbie. (2001). Spiritual Divorce – Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life. San Francisco: HarperCollins Publishers. Garrity, Carla B., andBaris, Mitchell A. (1994). Caught in the Middle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Nichols, J. Randall. (1991). Ending Marriage, Keeping Faith – A New Guide Through the Spiritual Journey of Divorce. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Ricci, Isolina. (1980). Mom’s House, Dad’s House – Making Shared Custody Work. New York: McMillan Publishing Company. Schneider, Meg F. andZuckerberg, Joan. (1996). Difficult Questions Kids Ask [and Are Afraid to Ask] About Divorce. New York: Fireside, Simon & Schuster. Tesler, Pauline H., and Thompson, Peggy. (2006). Collaborative Divorce – The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move On With Your Life. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Wallerstein, Judith and Kelly, Joan B. (1979). Surviving the Breakup. New York: Basic Books. Wallerstein, Judith; Lewis, Julia M.; and Blakeslee, Sandra. (2000). The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study. New York: Hyperion.
  • Books for Children

    Krementz, Jill. (2003). How It Feels When Parents Divorce. New York: Knopf. (for teens) Rogers, Fred. (1986). Let’s Talk About It – Divorce. New York: Putnam & Sons. (for younger children)
  • Links and Video Resources

    International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. IACP resources consisting of videos, questions and answers, and publications can be quite helpful: Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section. Video: Spare the Child – Parenting During Family Dissolution.
  • Other Resources

    • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
    • National Association of Social Workers
    • American Psychological Association
    • Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
    • Association of Divorce Financial Planners
    • Al-Anon / Alateen
    • Narcotics Anonymous
    • National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
    • Metropolitan Center for Women & Children (New Orleans area)
    • National Alliance on Mental Illness