"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
This opening line from the Leo Tolstoy novel Anna Karenina rings true across time. With no disrespect to the Russian author, it is also true that many families sink into unhappiness because of a common reason: the parents are separating.
Business owners know that it’s impossible to please everybody. When unhappy with a product or service, customers may ask for a refund or write a negative review on Yelp. Unhappy customers-from-hell, on the other hand, may want the business to get prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law albeit having no legal basis.
It seems as if the world doesn’t talk about Johnny Deep and Amber Heard’s divorce often enough. We, family law attorneys in the Evergreen state, particularly don’t feel as if we’ve talked about them as much as we talk about other celebrity splitters — not that we don’t talk divorce in our Renton offices often enough.
Being a reality TV star sounds like a dream job. But be warned: if you decide to star in a reality TV show, you might easily find yourself in litigious situations. So if you get a call to star in, say, The Real Housewives of Seattle, you may want to consider consulting your attorney.
The first episode of the Netflix series Untold gave an insider perspective on one of the biggest brouhahas in US sports history. The infamous Pacers-Pistons brawl, also referred to as The Malice at the Palace, was so serious that it resulted in hefty fines, physical injuries, arrests, lawsuits, and most importantly, a wasted shot at an NBA title campaign.
Mothers know best — that is unless the mother is a YouTuber who teams up with her husband to monetize both their biological and adopted children’s presence on their YouTube channels and social media pages.
In a normal child custody dispute, the best interests of children are considered above all else.
You’ve heard this one before — an old woman orders coffee at McDonald’s, scalds herself with the boiling-hot beverage, sues the fast food chain, and wins. And most likely your first thought may have been, “Wait, wasn’t that her fault?”
This now-classic story (which we previously covered in this article on not-so-frivolous personal injury lawsuits) is one of the reasons why it seems America is the land of the free and the home of the frivolous lawsuit.
If cats could talk, imagine the things they would say. Stray cats would probably ask you for nibbles. Your neighbors’ cats would probably ask you for crumbs. And if you have a cat that could talk, all conversations at home would be about feeding time.
There is no HBO show more riveting, more compelling to watch, and more relevant to family law than Big Little Lies. Its five lead characters are, at once, relatable and infuriating. As you can tell, we like the show and we want nothing but favorable outcomes for all the main characters, and let us tell you why.
Divorce can be a messy affair. Even if there’s little animosity between the separating parties, both may still suffer losses. Celebrity breakups can be worse, since everything’s happening in the public eye.
But for certain celebrities in creative endeavors, divorce can actually be an unexpected boon.