Child Custody Made Simple: Understanding the Law of Child Custody and Child Support

by Webster Watnik

Book Overview

The first edition of Child Custody Made Simple won two book awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award for Parenting and the Writer's Digest National Competition for Nonfiction. Now this valuable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096494040X
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Single Parent Pr
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

An excellent place to begin ...

This book offers a good overview of child custody and support and provides many references, both in-print and on the web, for further, more detailed information. It will not be the only book you need, but you will find that it is a great introduction that gives you the necessary information to get started. I would recommend it to all interested in this subject.

A great book on custody and support issues

This is a great book on custody and support issues.Webster Watnik, the author, presents a huge amount of information with accuracy, clarity, and simplicity. He offers tips on choosing a lawyer, explains legal terms, describes options, and how to get what you want and need.Mr. Watnik is a professional writer, not a lawyer, who surpasses many lawyers in explaining the law. I think everyone should buy this book.

Grateful

I have been divorced for a little over eight years and am now going through another custody battle. There are things in your book I wish both my present husband and I knew about eight years ago. If we did we might not be going through all of this now. It is written so that anybody can understand it and it has helped me a lot. I am getting ready to pass it on to a friend who would like to read it. I'm sure she will enjoy it as I did.

Terrific book

This is a great book for working out an arrangement for your kids. When I first got divorced, they handed me a piece of paper that said I could only see my children twice a month. I knew that was wrong, and armed with the knowledge in this book, I found a better lawyer and went back to court with a different arrangement. My ex fought it, but the judge ruled in my favor and I won! I think everybody should read this book before you even start talking to your ex. You don't know what you're getting into, but this book does a really good job of explaining it all. It's the best book I've seen.

A "Book of the Basics" for father-custody issues

Having just undergone my "tour through the courts", I found this book an excellent preparation for understanding the legal process, preparation for mediation, and what I could expect from the court system as an outcome of the frustrating world of fathers who care about their children. The book is easy-reading, accurate, and contains references that deal specifically with California court tendencies and processes. If you're about to begin the venture through Family Law courts and are completely "in the dark", you will be no longer after reading Mr. Watnik's book.