The divorce lawyers
Subtitle: the people and stories behind ten dramatic cases
By: Emily Couric.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Divorce suits -- United States.; Lawyers -- United States.
Description: Divorce law is like no other legal specialty. The star attorneys in this field build fortunes and fame in the midst of high drama and heartbreak. Indeed, the profession's leading advocates have helped redefine marriage and family in modern times. The Divorce Lawyers profiles ten noted attorneys and their clients in ten ground-breaking cases. Emily Couric, author of The Trial Lawyers, reveals the legal expertise and emotional turmoil behind an array of compelling.

Disputes:. New York attorney Raoul Felder wins a custody suit for the family of a woman killed by her husband; Stuart Walzer overturns a flawed prenuptial agreement in L.A.; Miami lawyer Melvyn Frumkes helps end a couple's feud for ownership of a family company; Chicago's Donald Schiller prevents a spouse from overvaluing the worth of her husband's medical practice; Lawrence Stotter of San Francisco reclaims the child kidnapped by his client's former husband; Louise.

Raggio enables a Dallas woman to prove that the investments she and her husband made came from her personal inheritance; in Maryland, Beverly Groner fights to prevent a man's ex-wife from taking their children to South Africa; New Jersey advocate Gary Skoloff assists a father in a quest for joint custody; Paul Buser establishes in Idaho new rights for stepfathers; and L.A. lawyer Ira Lurvey recalls a wrenching example of divorce and the elderly. Emily Couric's meticulous.

Research and reporting afford an insider's view into this high-stakes world. General practitioners, family law specialists, and laypersons will find in Couric's new work the courtroom drama, wisdom, and practical advice that have already brought her critical acclaim.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-347) and index.