Keeping it civil
Subtitle: the case of the pre-nup and the Porsche & other true accounts from the files of a family lawyer
By: Margaret Klaw
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781616202392
Subjects: Domestic relations; Lawyers; Biography
Description: An accessible description of an intricate field of law, examined in an open-hearted style.
Table of contents: title: Opening statement; title: The wall; title: The prenup and the porsche; title: Stefan; title: Anatomy of a trial, part I: the case; title: Money culture; title: Legal fiction; title: Anatomy of a trial, part II: Beth/hearsay; title: Anatomy of a trial, part III: Marla/neutral witness; title: Divorce equality; title: Opposing counsel; title: Anatomy of a trial, part IV: Jessica/credibility; title: Anatomy of a trial, part V: Brian/cross examination; title: Stuff; title: Courtroom 7, 1 p.m; title: On being a divorce lawyer; title: Anatomy of a trial, part VI: Jimmy and Kaitlyn/interview in chambers; title: Sperm donor v. father; title: Good parent, bad parent; title: Anatomy of a trial, part VII: the ruling; title: Working women; title: Closing argument.