Testimonials

“Rick Banks’ Friendly Divorce includes some of the most important advice you will ever receive to help you experience a healthy and happy divorce. Read it and heed it, and enjoy finding your way back to joy.” Peggy McColl, New York Times Best Selling Author

“In a well-written book that blends good legal advice with compassionate emotional sensitivity, divorce attorney Rick D. Banks provides wonderful support for those struggling through the turmoil of divorce. As Rick says, "... a friendly divorce doesn't necessarily mean you have to be friends. It just means you aren't going to be enemies." Janet Smith Warfield, retired attorney, retired divorce mediator and author of Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World

"The wisdom and strategies in "Friendly Divorce" will reduce your emotional and financial stress to a third or less than a typical divorce. It could even save your marriage.     Rick Banks offers realistic, compassionate advice for untying the knot in plain, clear language everyone can understand and use.  He gently takes the reader by the hand from clarifying the decision to divorce through addressing all the emotional and legal factors involved in the process to restoring life balance after divorce.   I highly recommend this book to everyone who is contemplating divorce and all the people they turn to for help, counselors, ministers, coaches, attorneys, family and friends."   Aila Accad, RN, MSN, award-winning speaker and author of the Amazon best-seller "34 Instant Stress-Busters, Quick tips to de-stress fast with NO time or money"

"Rick's Guide should be required reading for couples even before they get married. My sister and her husband are separated, so I've given her my copy of the Guide to read because I know it will help her sort through her thoughts and feelings, and show them how to get through this inexpensively and in a civil manner." Vickie D., Mineola, Texas

"Everyone who is tired of fighting should read this "Friendly Divorce" guide as soon as possible! " As a young woman going through a difficult divorce I have been struggling desperately to find some useful, realistic, advice to help me get through this stressful period in my life. Nothing I have read to date can compare to this divorce guide. If you are someone going through a difficult, expensive, divorce and you are ready to resolve things for your sake, or for the sake of your children, then I strongly recommend reading this divorce guide.   Tameka McSpadden., Hampton, Georgia

'The unofficial divorce playbook!' "What I assumed was a simple step-by-step guide to obtaining a divorce turned into a complete strategy guide on the entire divorce process. This book covers ALL of the details surrounding marriage, including the things that your lawyer will forget to mention to you on purpose. Additionally, this book will start you on the right path to your life after the divorce is over. Anyone who wants a divorce without the added animosity, fees, and headaches should purchase this book. It will save you time and you'll be a happier person when the divorce is finalized. " Justin R., Canon, GA

"A must for anyone serious about getting through a divorce and remaining friends!" I spent countless hours consulting with attorneys that all seemed to care about nothing but getting their retainers, as well as turning to other books that gave me no real answers. The genuine advice you gave and the instant application of your techniques make this the essential Guide to saving my sanity. This book is a must for anyone serious about getting through a divorce and remaining friends! I just wish I would had bought it sooner and saved myself all the hours spent fighting over things that were not worth fighting over. Jamie B., California

"I got Rick Banks’ book because my husband and I had finally decided that divorce was inevitable. I saw an ad for this book on the ‘net and thought it couldn’t do any harm to read it. I wasn’t sure it would apply to us, given that we’re in the UK, but we really wanted to do this without lawyers and arguments, so I figured we’d give it a try. One of the sentences in the foreword to this book read ‘The problem is that you’re not a statistic, you’re a person. An everyday person with hopes and dreams, all of which this divorce might be crushing’. How right he is! My husband saw me reading and wanted to know what the book was about. I showed him and together, we read the first couple of chapters. By the end of chapter two – Recognizing When It’s Over – we’d begun to question why we were doing this… Long story short, we’re giving our marriage another try and it’s all thanks to this book! Thank you for this unbiased, warm and humane approach to such a devastating situation." L. Connolly, Derbyshire, England

"Excellent book, very well written and informative. Pay special attention to the laws and technicalities covered in Chapter three. The general court behavior is often overlooked but very, very important. Friendly Divorce is well worth picking up." Imani P. The best advice I can offer anyone who is thinking about divorce is to read Friendly Divorce: The Definitive Guide to a Stress Free Divorce. Encourage your spouse to read it too. It will enable both of you to try to set clear boundaries, to try to keep communication open, even when it may be difficult and to try to act in a way that shows respect for one another and any children you may have. It will help make the divorce process as stress free as possible, though of course there will be some stress. It will help you to try to establish a healthy relationship with your ex once the divorce is over, something that is critically important if you have children.   Tracy Riva North Carolina Regional Representatives of the International Women’s Writing Guild