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Table of Contents
Using Self Help Law Books
Introduction

Chapter 1:Preliminary Considerations
Initial Requirements, Divorce Procedure, Trial, Interviewing Children

Chapter 2: Primary Divorce Forms
Summons, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, and Answer, Service, Certificate of Representation and Parties, Schedule Information Statement, Discovery, Temporary Relief, Judicial Officer, Pretrial, Marital Termination Agreement, Parenting Pan, Default, Administrative Dissolution, Judgment and Decree, Certificate of Dissolution

Chapter 3: Representation, Resources, and Resolution
Surviving the Process, Selecting and Working with an Attorney Resources, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Chapter 4: Custody and Parenting Time
Custody, Parenting Time, Custody Evaluation, Guardians for Children, Parent Education , Parents with Criminal Convictions

Chapter 5: Parent Plan
Child Support and Parent Plan, Moving the Child and Parent Plan, Domestic Abuse and the Parent Plan

Chapter 6: Child Support
Calculating Child Support , Calculating Childcare Costs, Automatic Income Withholding, Joint/Split Custody Calculation, Medical Support

Chapter 7: Spousal Maintenance
Temporary vs. Permanent Maintenance, Waiving Maintenance, Taxes, Automatic Income Withholding, Spousal Maintenance Calculator

Chapter 8: Property
Valuation Date, Disposing of Marital Property, Nonmarital Property, Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, Insurance, Real Estate, Chapter 9: Domestic Abuse
Order for Protection, Harassment Restraining Orders

Chapter 10: Post-Divorce Issues
Enforcement of the Divorce Decree, Attorney Fees, Visitation Expeditors

Chapter 11: Modifying Custody, Visitation, Support, and Maintenance
Custody, Modifying Joint Custody, Parenting Time, Child Support, Childcare Costs, Modifying Spousal Support, Retirement

Glossary
Appendix A: Sample Filled-In Forms
Appendix B: Blank Forms
Index

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