Helpful web sites for people considering divorce.
Collaborative Process
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas / Collaborative Divorce Texas
collaborativedivorcetexas.com
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
www.collaborativepractice.com
Attorneys/Legal
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
www.aaml.org
American Bar Association
www.abanet.org
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
www.collaborativedivorcetexas.com
State Bar of Texas
www.texasbar.com
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
www.tafls.org
Texas Board Certified Attorneys
www.tbls.org
Legal Aid (Texas)
www.texasatj.org
Domestic Violence
www.abanet.org/domviol/
Therapeutic/Treatment/Information
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.aa.org
Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
Other Professional Organizations
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
www.aamft.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
Association of Divorce Financial Planners
www.divorceandfinance.org
National Association of Social Workers
www.naswdc.org
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
www.aicpa.org
Books about Divorce and Co-Parenting
Boyan, Susan Blyth and Termini, Ann Marie; Cooperative Parenting and Divorce; Active Parenting Publishers; 1999.
Brumley, Janet P. and Fairchild, Lori; Divorce Without Disaster: Collaborative Law in Texas.
Garrity, Carla B. and Baris, Mitchell A.; Caught in the Middle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce; Jossey-Bass, Inc.; 1994.
Neumann, M. Gary; Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way; New York: Random House; 1998.
Ricci, Isolina; Mom’s House, Dad’s House; Fireside; 1997 (revised).
Wallerstein, Judith; What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce; New York: Hyperion; 2003.
Books about Divorce for Children
For elementary-aged children:
Brown, Laurene Krasny and Brown, Marc; Dinosaurs Divorce; New York: Little Brown; 1986. (Ages 4-12)
Lansky, Vicki; It’s Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear; Minnetonka, MN: Book Peddlers; 1998. (Ages 4-10)
Masurel, Claire; Two Homes; Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press; 2001. (Ages 3-8)
Ransom, Jeanie Franz; I Don’t Want to Talk About It; Washington, DC: Magination; 2000. (Ages 5-10)
Rogers, Fred; Let’s Talk About It: Divorce; New York: G. Putnam & Sons; 1986. (Ages 3-8)
For pre-teens and teens:
Daly, Melissa and Cadier, Florence; My Parents are Getting Divorced; Sunscreen Books; 2004. (Ages 12-19)
Krementz, Jill; How It Feels When Parents Divorce; New York: Knopf; 2003 (revised). (Ages 10-19)
Books to Help Manage Emotions During Divorce
Chodron, Pema; When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times; Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc; 1997.
Cohen, Gabriel; Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce; DaCapo Press; 2008.
Fisher, Bruce; Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends; Atascadero, California: Impact Publishers, Inc; 2006.
Lerner, Harriet; The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed or Desperate; New York: Harper Paperbacks; 2002.
McWilliams, Peter Bloomfield, Harold and Colgrove, Melba; How to Survive the Loss of a Love; Prelude Press; 1993.
Vaughan, Diane; Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships; New York: Vintage Books; 1990.
Miscellaneous Information
Divorced or Separated Individuals: Important Provisions of IRS Publication 504
