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Excerpts
from: Your Divorce Advisor
 by Diana Mercer and Marsha Kline
Pruett (Simon and Schuster, 2001).
The book may be purchased at most
bookstores or on-line. Indented paragraphs are quotes from the book.
Italics (not
indented) point to other parts of the book relevant to the quotes.
Contested Custody Cases: Hazardous Territory
p. 236, discusses the problems associated with a
custody trial such as detailed criticisms of each parent. After discussing
the difficulties associated with the custody trial itself, the book says:
p. 236. After the trial, after listening to all
the testimony, win or lose, you have to continue to operate as a family.
You will have to attend your children’s bar mitzvahs, First Communions,
school plays, soccer games and even their weddings… a whole lifetime of activities
in which your children need both you and your spouse to participate.
Maintaining a civil relationship will be very difficult after a contested
custody trial.
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