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Burning legal question: Should you give up your plane seat for a crying child?

A viral video clip has reignited a heated debate about the legality of giving up one’s airplane seat. This is not a case we normally take on, but we just can’t resist.

The burning legal question today is this: if the parents of a child who’s crying their heart out ask you to surrender your window seat, are you legally required to do so? The woman at the center of the widely circulated video — the proud occupant of the much-coveted seat — believes the answer is no.

After a divorce, even the home decor needs a fresh start

So, you go through a divorce, and you find yourself in a situation where you fight over assets, survive mediation, and finally, sign the papers. Probably due to a stroke of luck, or thanks to your attorney’s impeccable family lawyering, you “win” the marital house — congratulations!

And yet somehow, the victory still left a bad aftertaste.