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Coates, Bradley A.
Divorce with decency : the complete how-to handbook and survivor’s
guide to the legal, emotional, economic, and social issues / Bradley A.
Coates.—3rd ed.
p. cm.
“A Latitude 20 Book.”
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8248-3310-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Divorce—United States. 2. Divorce—Law and legislation—United
States. 3. Broken homes—United States. I. Title.
HQ834.C62 2008
306.890973—dc
2008012816
Chapter illustrations by Charles Valoroso—Preface, Chapters 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9,
and John Pritchett—Chapters 1, 4, 5, and 6.
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