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Nesting after divorce : co-parenting in the family home / Beth Behrendt.

Summary:

"Research suggests when a couple separates, children suffer the most, as they're typically shuttled back and forth between two different homes. When Beth Behrendt and her husband divorced, she found a better way: She gave her children custody of the home, while she and her husband moved around. After successfully implementing more than six years of what's known as "nesting," Behrendt has created a step-by-step guide for divorcing parents to introduce the practice in their own families. In Nesting After Divorce, Behrendt provides a coparenting program that can start when an unhappily married couple considers the pros and cons of a nesting divorce. She offers advice on deciding whether nesting is the right choice for a family and communicating the concept to a spouse, children, friends, and family. She outlines the steps for assembling a nesting "team" of legal, financial, and mental health professionals and even shows how, surprisingly, nesting is often a more affordable approach to divorce than the traditional two-home model"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9781454949794 (paperback)
ISBN: 1454949791 (paperback)
Physical Description: 297 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : Union Square & Co., [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Two-home conventional divorce and its traumatic effects -- A new and better way -- nesting -- The many ways to nest -- Agreeing to nest with your spouse/soon-to-be-ex -- step one -- Talking to your children about your divorce and nesting -- step two -- Establishing ground rules -- step three -- Telling family and friends -- step four -- Assembling your team: legal, financial, mind and body, practical help -- step five -- The trial period -- step six -- Down the road: challenges, milestones, and transitioning out of nesting -- step seven -- Conclusion: changing the future of families and divorce.