Books
Here are some books that have helped many of our clients and their families deal with transition and change.
Helpful Books on Divorce
1. The Good Divorce by Constance Ahrons
2. Rebuilding: When your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher
3. Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting on: A Twelve Step Guide to Divorce Recovery
By: Micki McWade
4. On Your Own Again
By: Keith Anderson, Roy Macskimming
5. Man's Guide to a Civilized Divorce : How to Divorce with Grace, a Little Class, and a Lot of Common Sense
By: Sam Margulies
Helpful Books for Children:
1. My Family's Changing: A First Look at Family Break Up (First Look at Books)
By: Pat Thomas, Lesley Harker (Illustrator)
2. Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)
By: Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)
3. Two Homes
By: Claire Masurel, Kady Macdonald Denton(Illustrator)
4. Dinosaurs Divorce
By: Marc Brown, Laurie Krasny Brown
5. Don't Fall Apart on Saturdays! : The Children's Divorce-Survival Book
By: Adolph Moser, David Melton (Illustrator)
6. The Divorce Helpbook for Teens
By: Cynthia MacGregor
Helpful Parenting Books:
1. Difficult Questions Kids Ask and Are Afraid to Ask About Divorce
By: Meg F. Schneider, Joan Zuckerberg
2. The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce
By: Elizabeth Thayer Ph.D. (Foreword), Jeffrey Zimmerman Ph.D. (Foreword)
3. The Truth About Children and Divorce : Dealing with the Emotions so You and Your Children Can Thrive
By: Ph.D., Robert E. Emery
4. The Courage To Be a Single Mother : Becoming Whole Again After Divorce
By: Sheila Ellison
5. Making Divorce Easier on Your Child: 50 Effective Ways to Help Children Adjust
By: Nicholas Long, Rex L. Forehand
6. Parenting After Divorce: A Guide to Resolving Conflicts and Meeting Your Children's Needs (Rebuilding Books) (Rebuilding Books; For Divorce and Beyond
By: Philip Michael Stahl
Mecklenburg County Resources
Mecklenburg County Courthouse
832 East Fourth Street, Suite 9600
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-686-0100
www.nccourts.org/county/mecklenburg
Register of Deeds Office
720 East Fourth Street, Suite 103
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 336-2443
www.meckrod.manatron.com
Larry King's Clubhouse
(704)-686-0285
courtclubhouse@bellsouth.net
Charlotte School of Law Reference Desk
(704) 971-8573
www.charlottelaw.edu/lawlibrary
Council for Children's Rights
(704) 372-7961
www.cfcrights.org
Crisis Assistance Ministry
(704) 371-3000
www.crisisassistance.org
Department of Social Services
(704) 336-3000
www.charmeck.org/departments/dss/home
Mecklenburg County Community Support Services Women's Commission
(704) 336-3210
marie.white@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas
(704) 365-3454
www.mhacentralcarolinas.org
NOVA
(704) 336-4344
donavan.grant@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Rape Crisis Hotline
(704) 375-9900
United Family Services
(704) 332-9034
www.unitedfamilyservices.org
North Carolina State Resources
The North Carolina State Bar
208 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 828-4620
www.ncbar.org
