We took a short break from reviewing All’s Fair not because the drama fizzled out but because actual legal work got in the way. But now we’re back, diving into episode 3, and it’s the same old shenanigans in which legal realism takes a backseat to revenge plots, high-fashion lawyering, and one surprisingly accurate issue involving frozen embryos.
For family lawyers, divorce is serious business. For stand-up comedians, it’s a rich source of comedy. Where a lawyer sees paperwork, negotiations, and legal consequences, a comedian sees a tight five-minute set. Sit through any routine built around “divorce is funny,” and you’ll hear some of the most uncomfortable truths about relationships turned into punchlines.
When it comes to divorce and co-parenting, you can get as creative as you want (but not so creative that you game the system). One creative approach involves “nesting.” In this arrangement, the children aren’t the ones moving between two homes; it’s the parents who alternate staying in the family house.
A $10,000 engagement ring shouldn’t be the thing that unravels a relationship. But that’s exactly what happened in one Reddit story that went viral.
The story: a man refused to spend $10,000 on an engagement ring because he believed the money would be better used toward a home.
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.
As divorce attorneys who make a living helping couples officially call it quits, we feel uniquely qualified to say this: weddings are the ultimate celebration of love. After all, without weddings, there would be no marriages — and without marriages, well…our paperwork would look very different.
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.
Can you imagine missing your own divorce? It would happen quietly, through legal proceedings in a municipal office that removes your spouse from your life without your knowledge or consent. No warning. No tears. No emotional speech about needing space. At first, that might sound appealing.
February has excellent branding. It’s got hearts, chocolates, and couples eagerly making reservations for romantic dinners. Meanwhile, during this month, family law attorneys are quietly bracing themselves because this is also when many marriages finally tap out.
When we last checked in on All’s Fair, we described it as legally inaccurate, ethically unhinged, and weirdly addictive. We imagine they’ve received feedback along those lines, which should explain why in episode 2, “When We Were Young,” we get pretty much the same level of unhinged television.