Ending a marriage is always difficult, but you don’t have to be financially or emotionally overwhelmed. Through mediation or a collaborative divorce, you can avoid huge legal bills and debilitating conflict with your ex. This book guides you through all the steps of negotiating a divorce settlement, using mediation or collaborative law. Encouraging, straightforward, and inspiring, explains mediation and collaborative divorce and shows you how to: provides state court websites, contact information for mediation organizations, and clear examples of what you can expect in mediation or collaborative divorce. : Get more than 20 forms, including mediation agreements, financial worksheets, and a negotiation checklist— details inside.