Q. Our family has
had the same lawyer for years but in his efforts to be even-handed he seems to
be giving equal weight to the views of my daughter-in-law even when they
contradict my own.
A. The day of the
genial lawyer steering generations of the same family through their legal
affairs has gone. We have had to specialise as family members have become more
self-centred and unwilling to follow the guidance of the matriarch.
There are
specialist lawyers for each member of the family. One national law firm,
“Drinking Works” has gone after the trillion dollar “wastrel sons” market. The
moment it got out that interviews were held in the local bar starting at
lunchtime the work dried up for the rest of us.
I have had to re-organise
my firm and decided to target the unappreciated husbands and fathers market
which has long needed an advocate. I am considering rebranding my firm to “Wife
Works” which I believe will have appeal to many husbands. I dismissed the idea
of “Child at Uni Works” after several trials.
With both husband
and wife separately represented, Saturday night arguments would need to be
rescheduled to office hours leading to
increasingly peaceful “off the record” weekends. A wife’s alleged nagging would
take the form of carefully crafted letters and result in less repetition. A
detailed and accurate record of the husband’s failings would be available for
later court proceedings and the wife’s friends, over coffee.
What slightly
crazed and cranky uncle would not be happier with an equally irrational lawyer
being irritated on his behalf? Larger law firms could stop hiding such
practitioners or forcing them into practice on their own.
With animal rights
specialists, the family dog could demand rather than beg.
A Mother-in-Law
Law Specialist can give you the support and empathy that you may need.
Extract from - I'll have the law on you -selected letters of John Fytit to be published later this year.
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