The Custody Manual

The Custody manual is a practical guide to the child custody process. It's a clear concise handbook on what to expect and how to avoid common mistakes during contested custody negotiations and litigation.

The divorce and family law process demands that in the midst of the intense shock and sadness of divorce we reach agreement on or fight for the most important issues of our lives – our children and our financial resources. The Custody manual is a practical guide to the child custody process. It's a clear concise handbook on what to expect and how to avoid common mistakes during contested custody negotiations and litigation. The Custody Manual provides support for parents going through one of life’s most difficult experiences. The author is able to empathize with parents’ feeling and struggles in the custody process. Mr. Terbieten has 30 years of clinical and family court experience as well as personal experience dealing with divorce.

Leo Terbieten MFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and consultant in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. He provides psychotherapy to parents and children going through divorce. Leo has the benefit of a unique perspective for a clinician. He has worked with the courts in various capacities for 30 years, including 14 years’ experience as both a recommending and non-recommending family court mediator and six years as the director of a Bay Area family court services agency.