No matter what your age, divorce is one of lifes greatest challenges. But while your parents, friends, and lawyers may be chock-full of advice, the truth is that young women who divorce today face a brand-new set of issues and possibilities far removed from those of women a generation before. If youre looking for a fresh, empowering, and thoroughly modern guide to starting this new chapter of your life, Not Your Mothers Divorce offers the ultimate roadmapfrom wading through legal jargon to getting back into societyas told by your best girlfriends whove been there. Based on the experiences of more than thirty women who divorced in their twenties and thirties without children, Not Your Mothers Divorce offers camaraderie and practical counsel on:Breaking the news to family and friendsCoping with sudden singledomfrom living arrangements to changing your nameProtecting yourself financially and dividing your assetsLegalese 101making the legal process work for youReentering the dating sceneHow to handle encounters with your exWarm and insightful, Not Your Mothers Divorce gives you the tools to find your way through this difficult timeand emerge a stronger, wiser, happier you.From the Trade Paperback edition.