Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Regarding your righteous indignation during your divorce.

     The first thing that you may need to realize is that while you are going through your divorce, you have automatically been deprived through uncontrollable human biology of 30 points of I.Q., so you shouldn't trust your own judgment in nearly anything you do, let alone in anything relating to your actual divorce.

THEREFORE, as has been often said, get a competent Georgia divorce attorney.

     But since your judgment is so horribly askew to begin with, (and combined with the fact that you lost twice the average I.Q. points) you are currently hovering at about 15 I.Q. points lower than Lenny Small and have decided to go it alone ("pro se").
     Armed with all the legal knowledge you have gathered from the greatest of T.V. shows showing how to act in court, you feel confident that your righteous indignation will show impress the judge that he will have no choice but to not only grant your every wish, but to grant you an honorary law degree and law license.

Guess what....

Most couples who end up in court wind up with each person thinking that they got a lousy deal.

     Your righteous indignation displayed in court with histrionic gestures, language, and body language do not impress the judge, they merely show how childish and irrational you currently are, and serve to make the judge think that there is something to the other person's case because you obviously must be even worse outside the confines of a courtroom where one would think you are trying to be on your very best behavior.
Stop watching Franklin and Bash.
Don't take litigation tips from Nancy Grace.

Some other helpful tips for working with the court include:
DON'T:
-  Call the courthouse and declare that "I pay your salary, so you better get to work for me!"
-  Call the judge's office demanding an appointment with the judge because you need a divorce now.
-  Use the argument "I didn't need an attorney to get married, so why do I need one to get divorced?"
-  Come to court wearing a shirt that says: "Everyone needs a little Doe sometimes." or some other saying that may not be the message you want to tell the court.
-  Argue in court that there is a conspiracy against you starting from the front desk clerks to the judge in front of you that will soon be deciding your case.
(all 5 are true stories that I either experienced first hand, or was told second hand by a person working in the courthouse.  I would try to remember more, but I am over my target word limit for posts.)

Monday, June 25, 2012

Returned? Or never been gone?

It seems like it has been a year, or perhaps two, since the Pez Head bobbled back and popped out a yummy tasty treat of law....
Where have the Pez been?
And why has we been so lonely all this time?
Could it be the economy?
Could it be the ridiculousness of what passes for public debate?
Could it be that I have been in Vietnam 40+ years too late to really enjoy the love long time of Vietnamese bar girl who knew how to communicate without speaking the same language?  Well . . . at least the same spoken language that can be translated into words.
Some things are just mysteries beyond how the thermos keeps things warm in the winter and cool in the summer.  And a good mystery is best not investigated too closely.
Just be glad when it feels so good and tingly.
But not burny.
That's not as nice.

Happy Half Christmas!