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The Divorce Lawyers, by Emily Couric
St. Martins Press, New York, 1992, 366 pages
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The buzz:
Gives a good look at the legal maneuvers of ten
top-flight high-profile divorce lawyers in ten different actual
cases. In the process, gives you a glimpse of the trauma of the legal
process itself. A good introduction to the legal aspects of the
issues covered, written in a readable story format.
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The author:
The author was at the time of publication a journalist and the
author of another book called "Trial Lawyers."
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Topics covered:
- Grandparent custody.
- Prenuptial agreement.
- Ownership of a family business.
- Valuation of a medical practice.
- Tracing assets to an inheritance.
- Custody of a kidnapped child.
- Joint physical custody.
- One spouse's relocation to South Africa.
- Stepfathers' rights.
- Divorce among the elderly.
- Hiring a lawyer.
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Difficulty:
Easy.
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Sidenotes:
The author is the sister of news anchor Katie Couric;
Katie is carefully not mentioned anywhere in the book, or on the
jacket.
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Key insight:
The legal process is not a particularly happy,
healthy, sensible, or fair way of working out the disputes arising
from a divorce.
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Read if:
You are thinking about hiring a lawyer and you want
more insight into what will happen.
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