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THE HUMANE DIVORCE

The Humane Divorce: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down is your practical and compassionate guide to ending a marriage and living a life without losing your mind, your dignity, or your humanity.

Written by two highly experienced professionals – one an eminent family law attorney, the other a distinguished professor and financial expert.

The Humane Divorce book offers practical tools to work through legal, financial, and behavioral challenges of separation and divorce in a humane, educated, and thoughtful manner. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the role of marital assets, business property and income. 

Written for anyone navigating, or professionals and family helping someone navigate, the emotional and logistical challenges of separation or divorce. This book offers a clear, civil path forward—one that avoids unnecessary conflict and empowers you to break up with empathy, clarity, and control.

Whether you’re the one leaving, the one left, or both, The Humane Divorce helps you answer the question, “How do I get through this without destroying myself—or anyone else?”

What You’ll Discover Inside:

• Practical tools to work through legal, financial, and parenting challenges without chaos
• A step-by-step framework for emotionally intelligent decision-making during separation and divorce
• Insights into why relationships break down—and how to end them consciously
• Communication skills to reduce conflict, protect your energy, and stay focused
• Mental and emotional strategies for navigating grief, anger, and anxiety
• Real-world examples and stories to remind you: you’re not alone

Why It’s Different:

Most divorce books focus on legal advice or emotional venting. The Humane Divorce is different. Grounded in behavioral science, emotional intelligence, and real-world tools, this book helps you move forward with clarity—not conflict.

You don’t have to destroy each other to separate.
You don’t have to fall apart to move on.
You can break up without breaking down.

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READER TESTIMONIALS

Some might say common sense is the salvation of ‘humane’ human relations, especially in trying times. Many will say divorce is a most trying time requiring maximum ‘humane’ behavior, including knowledge, responsibility, respect, kindness, and wisdom. Enter a book that is chock-full of common sense supplied by authors James Lea and Craig Galbraith. The Humane Divorce is an excellent guidebook that belongs in the library of every marriage counselor, Minister, Priest and Rabbi, mental health and social work professional, family physician, financial advisor, and lawyer; and should be read by every person considering a divorce or in the process of divorce. The tagline, Breaking Up Without Breaking Down, fits the book. From Introduction to Conclusion, The Humane Divorce is current, informative, thorough, and tremendously useful. Every issue and question regarding divorce is addressed. It’s that good, it’s that helpful! The authors draw upon years of experience that have convinced them of the importance of humane behavior in all of life, especially relating to divorce. The result is a great book, a commonsense book, a guidebook for humane divorce. Recommendation: Five Star, A Plus!

George Manning
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Northern Kentucky University

These guys tell it all! In this wise, reader friendly, and immensely informative book, a top divorce attorney and a distinguished professor team up to provide the ultimate guide for anyone considering a divorce or going through one. If you think you might face the difficulty of a marital breakup, or have a friend or family member who may, then read this book and spread the word!

Tom Morris, Ph.D.
Bestselling Author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors, The Oasis Within, Stoicism for Dummies, and many other books.

Whether you have been there (divorce) or are on the way (divorce), or are happily paired with the one you love, read this book – soon.
It will remain a wise companion through all kinds of cloudy times. for as long as you live.

Clyde Edgerton
Author of Raney and Walking Across Egypt

The first chapter alone should be read by anyone contemplating a marriage or already in one. So truthful and honest about the causes of divorce and insights into how to save a marriage!

J.
Client

This book is a must read for anybody that is thinking about or going through this process!

A.
Client

I wish I had read this before going through my divorce!

M.
Client

The handbook that helped me maneuver through the legal and emotional world of divorce. An essential guide!

B.
Client

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