“I loved your book. I love the clarity and specificity. I think it will educate couples. It is easy to use and certainly it is needed.”

        — Ellyn Bader, PhD, cofounder of The Couples Institute, Menlo Park

“Legal Essentials for California Couples contains crucial information that every couple needs. Anyone who counsels couples, including psychologists, physicians, marriage counselors, and financial advisors, will find this book an indispensable reference.”

        — Jonathan Rich, PhD, author of The Couple’s Guide to Love & Money

“This book reveals a void that exists between legal books and relationship counseling books, and then fills it. I would like to see this book in the hands of every couple. It will prevent many breakups, divorces, and children growing up in one-parent families.”

        — Sylvia Weishaus, PhD, Sherman Oaks, developer of Making Marriage Work

“Your book is really terrific! I think every couple should have it.”

        — Nancy J. Ross, San Jose, couples counselor,
            cofounder of CollaborativeDivorce.com

“It’s a great tool! I will recommend it to all my couples.”

        — Pamela Adams, MA, MFT, Carlsbad, couples counselor

“Your book is a breath of fresh air blowing to the center of our lives. Every couple would benefit from a relationship agreement. In our work we see couples all the time who could be so much more fulfilled without unresolved financial issues.”

        — J. Jeffrey Lambert, CFP, Sacramento, Lighthouse Financial Services

“What a breakthrough! As a minister, psychologist, and founder of the largest church-based counseling organization in California, I highly recommend this book to all couples to get them on the right footing for a lifelong relationship.”

        — Dr. Peter Robbins, Turning Point Counseling, La Mirada

“Sherman and Cameron have provided a wonderful resource for couples, an invitation for couples to consciously and carefully examine the ‘contract’ they are really signing in marriage. In an era where more then 50% of marriages end in divorce, this book should be required reading, as it could effectively prevent tremendous pain later in the relationship.”

        — David Olsen, PhD, coauthor of The Couples Survival Workbook

“This is extremely important information for couples. In mediation, we so often see people who could have prevented conflict if they had only made some decisions at the beginning, when their relationship was good. This will be an important guide to prevent problems.”

        — Robin Seigel, National Conflict Resolution Center, San Diego

“This book is a rich resource for California couples. With a written relationship agreement at its core, it provides strong, clear and specific advice, and much more. It is a wake-up call to all [couples] to be proactive in defining the terms of their union. The book also gives therapists a clear, goal-directed way to bring up challenging issues with loving partners who may be uneasy discussing anxiety-creating issues. No therapist should be without a copy of this resource. In fact, I will keep extra copies on hand to give to my clients.”

        — Ellyn Bader, PhD, cofounder of The Couples Institute, Menlo Park

“I am very impressed with the sensitivity, comprehensiveness, thoughtfulness, practicality of content, plus user-friendly organization of your book. The Couples Contract provides couples with a road map on how to establish, maintain and sustain a loving, respectful lifelong relationship, even when they hit the inevitable bumps in the road.”

        — Dr. Mackenzie Brooks, PhD, couples coach, counselor, trainer, teacher

“Extraordinary! Every financial professional should have a copy of this book to better understand legal aspects of relationship for California couples. The financial and legal understandings presented make it a “must read.” This book is easy to read and very down to earth. I highly recommend it.”

        — Mary Dee Dickerson, PhD, CFP, San Diego, author of Grow Your Goals

“I find this book exceedingly useful and informative.”

        —— Mahmoud Abdel-Baset, PhD, Islamic Center of Southern California

“[Your book] will be a real service to couples. I intend to use it as a text in my graduate Family Mediation course. I recommend the book for any couple. Congratulations!”

        — Prof. Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, MDiv, JD, Fresno Pacific University

““As a pastoral counselor, I found your relationship agreement to be a great step in the right direction.”

        — Peter Agnew, MA, Long Beach, pastoral counselor, director Restored Hope

“The Couples Contract is an important tool to help couples build a solid foundation for a relationship with better odds of succeeding. Marriage counselors could do their clients a real service by encouraging them to read this book and craft a relationship agreement. This will not only protect them financially and legally, but it is a beautiful step toward creating a more honest and trusting relationship with a chance of lasting.”

        — Catherine Auman, LMFT, San Francisco