Divorce and the Special Needs Child

Margaret “Pegi” Price’s book for parents takes on the challenge of merging general concepts of divorce law with the particular needs of a divorcing parent of a child with special needs… the book provides a wealth of information and checlists for a parent about to go through one of life’s most difficult events. – Steven P. Kuhn, Esq. - AHA NewsletterMargaret “Pegi” Price’s Divorce and the Special Needs Child is an essential guide to what are still basically uncharted legal waters; it should be required reading for divorcing parents of disabled or special needs children, their legal team, and any counselors and care providers associated with the family… Her compassionate, wise, and practical book is filled with information that leaves no aspect of the divorce process uncovered, and offers a glimpse at what one’s life, post-divorce, might look like. Checklists, samples of legal documents, an ample bibliography, a chapter listing national and state resources, and a glossary of often-used legal and medical terms complete this highly valuable guidebook. – ForeWord Reviews

Margaret “Pegi” Price is a family lawyer who specializes in divorces involving special needs children. She is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and a member of AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) and the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). She is also the author of The Special Needs Child and Divorce, published by the American Bar Association. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri.