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Give them a bit o fthe picture, then ask what their position would be in representing YOU...(+1,315 MORE WORDS!)
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Gigi, get real. Hasn't it ever occured to you that I could be RIGHT in my oft-repeated argument here against "marital assets", the divorce industry and the lawyerization of domestic relationships? How can anyone in their right mind presume to give a normal, honest person with little or no knowledge of the aforementioned vileness, such advice as contained in your long post about distinguishing "snake oil salesmen" from good lawyers and blustering old fools who only put on a good show for their clients and the judge from the first two, while charging $50,000.00 retainers. If this kind of absolute, unmitigated trash is what a man is supposed to be happy with having to confront, just because his wife is divorcing him, then I humbly submit that the whole thing is of, by and for the Devil and should be totally shunned by any honest person who believes in justice, as should anyone else be so shunned who advocates it, profits from it or even thinks it can be fixed without completely starting over. This man may have a heart condition, may have slaved his entire life for his assets, and could even be subject to sudden death if forced to endure too much stress. I could write a post at least as long as yours was, further describing the supreme corruption, greed and political demagoguery which forces good people to face such outrages daily.

Try to imagine, instead, a world in which "the law" intrudes its big, ugly, demagogic nose into the private lives of people, in what should be the very most private aspect of their lives--their domestic relationships--ONLY for purposes of protecting the welfare of children and public health. In this world, which I contemplate daily, no arbitrary "contracts" would be assigned to anyone by the government, and if any party wanted such a contract they could insist on it with the other party and negotiate the terms they desire, or WALK OUT ON THEM! I have previously elaborated somewhat on this clear, basic idea, but the concept remains elegantly simple and just. I have indirectly asked you this before, but I would like to ask you now in the most direct manner possible: WHAT WOULD BE WRONG WITH THIS, EXCEPT THAT MANY DIVORCE LAWYERS WOULD THEN HAVE TO FIND HONEST WORK (including the old fools and snake-oil salesmen)??