The myth of the innocent spouse A divorce lawyer uses no-fault statutes to bypass the need for evidence of misconduct. This means a Petition for Dissolution requires only a statement that the marriage has suffered an irretrievable breakdown. It does not require depositions regarding infidelity to secure a legal judgment. I smell the stale aroma…
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The Cold Calculation of Marital Dissolution The air in a courtroom smells like ozone and mint, a sterile scent that masks the decay of a failed marriage. I have spent twenty-five years watching people burn their lives to the ground because they do not understand the procedural machinery of the law. You think you want…
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I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. We were sitting in a cramped conference room that smelled of burnt coffee and old paper. The opposing counsel asked a single, leading question about why my client left the house…
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