Keeping it civil the case of the pre-nup and the Porsche & other true accounts from the files of a family lawyer

An accessible description of an intricate field of law, examined in an open-hearted style.

Main Author: Klaw, Margaret, 1957-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Opening statement
  • The wall
  • The prenup and the porsche
  • Stefan
  • Anatomy of a trial, part I: the case
  • Money culture
  • Legal fiction
  • Anatomy of a trial, part II: Beth/hearsay
  • Anatomy of a trial, part III: Marla/neutral witness
  • Divorce equality
  • Opposing counsel
  • Anatomy of a trial, part IV: Jessica/credibility
  • Anatomy of a trial, part V: Brian/cross examination
  • Stuff
  • Courtroom 7, 1 p.m
  • On being a divorce lawyer
  • Anatomy of a trial, part VI: Jimmy and Kaitlyn/interview in chambers
  • Sperm donor v. father
  • Good parent, bad parent
  • Anatomy of a trial, part VII: the ruling
  • Working women
  • Closing argument.