Divorce: It’s All About Control

This Book is for Everyone:

Men or Women currently involved in the divorce process

People who are already divorced

Anyone experiencing the break-up of an intimate relationship

Any person who is considering filing for divorce

Stacy’s divorce clients include

high net-worth individuals, professional athletes, television and film personalities, musicians, and successful business professionals, but the power of her book is the universal application of her insights to help anyone who may be navigating conflicts in their personal relationships.

About the Author

Stacy D. Phillips, a certified family law specialist and the author of “Divorce, It’s All About Control: How to Win the Emotional, Psychological and Legal Wars,” offers her insight, knowledge, and experience to support readers coping with divorce and avoiding common divorce battles. Jockeying for control is at the heart of most contentious divorces, and Ms. Phillips explains how to regain and maintain control throughout this stressful process.

Ms. Phillips is a Partner at Blank Rome LLP. She is a nationally recognized family law practitioner, handling primarily high-net-worth and high-profile divorce cases. She has guided clients through critical transitions in their lives for more than 36 years with experience in every facet of family law, including:

  • Complex divorce actions

  • High-conflict custody cases

  • Domestic violence cases

  • Same-sex divorce/dissolution matters

  • Paternity cases

  • Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements


The author’s “promise”

to the reader during the divorce process is as follows

Help readers understand the “anatomy” of control

Help readers understand the differences between the three major wars

Help readers identify in which of the three wars they are currently involved

Help readers identify the six key categories where a power struggle is currently at issue (just as it/they were during the duration of relationship/marriage)

Help readers understand the book’s self-actualizing worksheet homework assignments (after each chapter) that make their reading experience highly personal



Praise for Stacy’s Book

“Don’t be fooled! This book is not just for people coping with divorce. It’s just as valuable for people coping with relationships. Stacy targets issues about self and significant others that forces introspection and ultimately makes relationships stronger.”

Harvey Levin, Executive Producer, TMZ.com

“I regard Stacy Phillips as one of the preeminent family law attorneys in the country. Her insights in this book are invaluable. The lessons are hard-hitting and approached in such an easy-to-assimilate way.”

Raoul Felder, Celebrity Divorce Lawyer, New York, New York