{"product_id":"chosen-family-diana-adams-9780593994542","title":"Chosen Family: A Guide to Building Your Village Beyond the Nuclear Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold, practical, and empowering guide to building your own \"chosen family\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChosen Family\u003c\/i\u003e by Diana Adams--lawyer, advocate, and founder of the Chosen Family Law Center--is a groundbreaking guide to building meaningful, supportive relationships beyond the \"traditional\" nuclear family. At a time when more people than ever are living outside the nuclear family model, Adams offers a timely and empowering framework for creating family by choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChosen Family\u003c\/i\u003e helps readers navigate the real-life questions that arise when designing nontraditional family structures. What does it look like to co-parent with a friend? To share a home with chosen loved ones? To build systems of care that are equitable, intentional, and resilient? Drawing on years of experience helping clients craft agreements around housing, parenting, and partnership, Adams provides both practical tools and thought-provoking guidance for these deeply personal decisions. \u003ci\u003eChosen Family\u003c\/i\u003e offers: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReflection prompts and conversation guides\u003c\/b\u003e to help couples, co-parents, friends, and communities design the family structures they need.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal-life examples\u003c\/b\u003e of creative families--from platonic co-parents to multi-partner households--navigating love, parenting, and legal protections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractical advice\u003c\/b\u003e on agreements, boundaries, and communication strategies to sustain healthy, intentional bonds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA visionary call\u003c\/b\u003e to expand our definition of family in both culture and law--so that everyone has the right to be cared for and to care for others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured around the key conversations we often avoid--but urgently need to have--this book invites readers to move beyond default assumptions and toward intentional, values-driven relationships. Whether you are single, partnered, widowed, or simply seeking a more expansive vision of connection, \u003ci\u003eChosen Family\u003c\/i\u003e offers a roadmap for creating a life that truly fits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth visionary and actionable, this is an essential guide for anyone rethinking what family can be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059399454X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593994542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Diana Adams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48991583142143,"sku":"9780593994542","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chosen-family-diana-adams-9780593994542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}