Introducing the Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
SANTA CRUZ, CA—One of the most important things you can do to benefit your relationship is to plan in advance—while things are happy and loving—how you will deal with issues that might threaten your relationship in the future. The most effective way to do this is to create a positive and constructive relationship agreement, such as the Couples Contract featured in both The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship (for couples in any state) and Legal Essentials for California Couples (for couples in California), by Ed Sherman—award-winning author, family law attorney and founder of Nolo Press.
Better than a prenup, which has developed a bad reputation over the years, the Couples Contract focuses on the couple's love and commitment to a lasting relationship, and is written in plain loving language everyone can understand. All types of couples, from soon-to-be-married, to already married, domestic partners, or simply living together, can reap many benefits from creating their own Couples Contract.
Bringing couples closer
Creating a Couples Contract is an excellent way to stimulate thoughts and discussions about how you want your relationship to be—clarifying your needs, desires, and the goals you want to achieve together. Planning in advance for how you will deal with future problems, using tips in Sherman's books, can increase bonding and intimacy.
Making your relationship last
Creating a Couples Contract allows you to plant some seeds that will help you unravel predicaments that for most couples come up sooner or later. Most couples have no plan or idea for how to deal with problems when they occur, which can doom their relationship to failure. But this doesn't need to happen to you. With a Couples Contract in place to remind you of things you can do and resources you can turn to when you need them, you have built-in protection to enhance and preserve your relationship.
Sherman's books contain lots of ideas you can use for trouble-shooting relationship problems, and both books include a CD with a template to easily create your own written agreement using your computer. Although laying a foundation for dealing with problems down the road is the most innovative part of the Couples Contract, it encompasses much more, including:
Title: The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
ISBN 0-944508-58-8
Authors: Ed Sherman and Bruce Janke
208 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Or, for Californians...
Title: Legal Essentials for California Couples
ISBN 0-944508-54-5
Authors: Ed Sherman & Susan Cameron
284 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Sherman's insights and practical advice are sure to entertain and educate. Call today to schedule an interview. Media kits and review copies available on request.
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Interview questions
What experts say about the Couples Contract
Read a sample chapter
Better than a prenup, which has developed a bad reputation over the years, the Couples Contract focuses on the couple's love and commitment to a lasting relationship, and is written in plain loving language everyone can understand. All types of couples, from soon-to-be-married, to already married, domestic partners, or simply living together, can reap many benefits from creating their own Couples Contract.
Bringing couples closer
Creating a Couples Contract is an excellent way to stimulate thoughts and discussions about how you want your relationship to be—clarifying your needs, desires, and the goals you want to achieve together. Planning in advance for how you will deal with future problems, using tips in Sherman's books, can increase bonding and intimacy.
Making your relationship last
Creating a Couples Contract allows you to plant some seeds that will help you unravel predicaments that for most couples come up sooner or later. Most couples have no plan or idea for how to deal with problems when they occur, which can doom their relationship to failure. But this doesn't need to happen to you. With a Couples Contract in place to remind you of things you can do and resources you can turn to when you need them, you have built-in protection to enhance and preserve your relationship.
Sherman's books contain lots of ideas you can use for trouble-shooting relationship problems, and both books include a CD with a template to easily create your own written agreement using your computer. Although laying a foundation for dealing with problems down the road is the most innovative part of the Couples Contract, it encompasses much more, including:
- Setting a clear intention to preserve your mutual affection, respect and friendship
- Making sure your relationhsip never ends up in court
- Providing stability if you move
- Tailoring financial relationships if you choose to do so
- Determining how you want to handle relationship rights and responsibilities, instead of defaulting to state law
Title: The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
ISBN 0-944508-58-8
Authors: Ed Sherman and Bruce Janke
208 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Or, for Californians...
Title: Legal Essentials for California Couples
ISBN 0-944508-54-5
Authors: Ed Sherman & Susan Cameron
284 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Sherman's insights and practical advice are sure to entertain and educate. Call today to schedule an interview. Media kits and review copies available on request.
Online Press Room
Interview questions
What experts say about the Couples Contract
Read a sample chapter
Call
800-464-5502
for an interview, or email sandra@nolotech.com for more information
or a review copy.