Monthly Archives: July 2007

Funny Moments in Litigation

Law practice is very, very, very, very stressful (ever wondered why so many lawyers die of heart-related problems?). Yet, even with the heavy atmosphere in court, there are funny moments. Let’s relax for a while and go through these lawyer-witness interactions in U.S. courts (which went around through email months, or years, ago).

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, “Where am I, Cathy?”
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan! Read more »

Legal Support for the Child and R.A. 9262

Through all the family cases that we’ve handled, we’ve come to accept, without discounting the contrary, the sad fact that bad blood exists between the opposing parties (e.g., estranged spouses in annulment/separation/property cases, siblings and relatives in estate proceedings). In particular, with respect to custody-support cases over children, it’s easily understandable that custody is one of the more contested issues. However, the issue on child support should not be as complicated. Read more »