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A divorce or separation can be a very trying time, especially when children are involved. The step-by-step approach in Building a Parenting Agreement That Works provides information on how to minimize conflict and solve important custody issues, such as living arrangements, education, holidays, transportation, and much more. A professional mediator, author Mimi Lyster Zemmelman, sets out 40 issues separating parents typically face and presents all the options to resolving them. The book walks you through all the factors you must consider, including: medical care education and religious training living arrangements and visitation money issues dealing with changes in an existing agreement, and working with professionals. This updated edition includes checklists and worksheets to help you complete the included fill-in-the-blank custody agreement and provides the current custody laws of your state.