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Divorce:
Making the Break
by David Bell
Following
the death of their infant son due to a birth defect, David Bell and his wife's marriage
fell apart. They decided to divorce amicably, but as the divorce process
progressed, it slowly took on a life of its own and spiraled out of control.
The divorce and post-divorce conflict lasted five years and cost the Bells
over $250,000 in attorney, accountant, mediator and therapist fees.
Emotionally
(and financially) depleted by his daily divorce battles, David Bell began
searching for a better way. He combed the books and literature available
on divorce and found many written by legal and psychology professionals.
While informative, these books did not offer quick, concise answers to
his pressing questions and concerns. So on his journey through the divorce
maze, Bell began amassing a wealth of valuable information from attorneys,
therapists, mediators, and dozens of friends and acquaintances. The result
is Divorce: Making the Break, a book born of his
own personal experience in the system. Bell offers an "I have been there"
viewpoint that helps to alleviate fear of the unknown, to settle the situation
down, to focus the divorcing parties on moving forward constructively
and with integrity rather than acting out destructively, and, above all,
to put children first.
Divorce:
Making the Break carefully
and compassionately tours the divorce process from the very first considerations
one has when contemplating divorce through getting back on one's feet
once the divorce is completed. Along the way, the reader is advised about
ways of
- controlling
anger and not demonizing the divorcing partner
- putting
the concerns of children first
- avoiding
destructive, warring attitudes
- equitably
dealing with child custody matters
- choosing
a divorce forum (mediation or litigation)
- finding
effective, ethical legal representation
- working
with judges and accountants
- and
putting personal lives back together after the trauma of divorce.
A
thorough yet tidy handbook made up of many small sections that can be
easily digested during a time a crisis, Divorce:
Making the Break will guide both husbands
and wives to a dissolution of marriage that is as peaceable and constructive
as possible.
David
Bell is a composer of film and television scores whose many credits include
such popular television series as Murder, She Wrote and Star Trek: Voyager.
He is also the author of Getting the Best Score for Your Film,
a book that was highly praised for its clear, sharp writing and comprehensive
study of the subject. Five years in the making, David Bell brings this
same clarity, expansive research and personal experience to Divorce: Making
the Break. David Bell lives in Los Angeles, California.
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