Don't Settle for Less: A Woman's Guide to Getting a Fair Divorce and Custody Settlement

A straightforward, all-incisive guide that alerts women to the pitfalls of a hasty decision "just to get it over with," Don't Settle for Less teaches women how to work within the system to improve the outcome of their divorce settlements. In our era of women's equality in the home as well as the workplace, it is shocking that when it comes to divorce, women routinely encounter serious economic and emotional hardship while their ex-husbands enjoy increased prosperity. Beverly Pekala, an attorney with years of experience in family law, provides invaluable step-by-step counsel to offset this disparity. Along with other crucial revelations and strategies, Don't Settle for Less tells women when and how they announce their decision to divorce can actually put them in a stronger legal position, how they must analyze the value of all marital property including the less obvious retirement benefits, pension plans, profit-sharing, and even the husband's hidden assets, how those who choose to give