Celebrity divorce lawyer Felder draws from his experience to show readers how to avoid an acrimonious divorce and move on with life. He uses his expert knowledge to suggest how to make divorce more fair, civilized, and painless.

Includes index.

Pt. 1. Dance of death. Starting over ; What men and women expect out of marriage ; Knowing when to call it quits ; Choosing the right lawyer ; When to run, not walk, out of a lawyer's office ; Mediation ; Clients from hell ; Pendente lite ; The Wildenstein case ; Fear, rage, blame ... how to ruin a good divorce -- pt. 2. The equality myth. Family court and supreme court ; Voices from the bench ; The gender equality myth ; Separate and commingled funds ; Grounds for divorce ; "Fair" is a four-letter word -- pt. 3. Children. Custody and child support ; Child abuse ; Child abduction -- pt. 4. History of love, marriage, and divorce. Then and now ; Marital rape and crime of passion -- pt. 5. Happily ever after. Preparing for the end in the beginning ; Will the real me please stand up?