How to Divorce a Narcissist: and succeed in the family court

Leaving a narcissist and going through the family court is likely to be the scariest thing youll ever have to do. This book will be your trusted companion and guide to the practical legal and emotional challenges youll face along the way. It contains information you wont find elsewhere and it costs a fraction of the price of an hour with a solicitor.Narcissists form a disproportionate percentage of those who separate and divorce because theyre not good at relationships. They tend to fall out with family members and work colleagues too and they cant be in an intimate relationship without lying manipulating shaming confusing and controlling.This book is for you if you are: A woman or a man who is or was married or cohabitingLeaving or thinking of leaving a difficult or narcissistic partnerA parent facing children proceedings in the family courtBeing alienated from you childTrying to co-parent with a narcissistIn divorce and/or financial proceedings with a narcissistA litigant in person (self-representing)Represented by a solicitor and/or barristerThe different types of narcissist are explained including covert narcissists sociopaths and those with borderline personality disorder.Youre likely to find yourself in court when you leave because you cant negotiate with a narcissist and theres no other way to resolve the disputes around your children and/or come to a financial settlement. The book helps you to set boundaries with the narcissist communicate with them and manage their behaviour to mitigate its effects on you and your children.Unfortunately most lawyers and judges dont understand the narcissists disordered personality and try to settle these disputes in the same way as they do other cases. That doesnt work and it will cost you a lot of time and money and play into the narcissists aim to ensure you cant afford legal representation. The narcissist has to win and doesnt care how they do it or who they hurt on the way - and that includes their own children.Author Diana Jordan is a former solicitor and now works with people needing help through court proceedings against a narcissist. Many of her clients cant afford a lawyer and she has written this guide to the family court in England and Wales with the litigant in person very much in mind.The book explains how to navigate the family court and build your case with compelling evidence. Youll learn about: Solicitors and barristers - when you need one and what you can do yourself - and how to deal with your exs lawyers McKenzie Friends if you cant afford a barristerHow to address the courtThe different types of court hearings and how they workWriting statementsCollecting evidence to build your caseGiving evidence and being cross-examined in court hearings Cafcass and how to prepare for interviewsWhats likely to go wrong and how to deal with itHow to appeal and make a complaintOne of the impossible things asked of you will be to co-parent with the narcissist. Youll learn how to use parallel parenting instead and to protect your children as best you can from the narcissists dreadful parenting. Youll learn about parental alienation which is the worst form of abuse inflicted by a narcissist and how to take action against it.With real life case studies from people who have been through the family court this book is your companion youll want by your side to achieve the best outcomes you can for yourself and your children.