Keep Lawyers Out of Your Marriage
First, a Lawyer Joke
What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer?
A bad lawyer may let a case drag on for several years. A good lawyer knows how to make it last longer. (see Why is My Divorce Taking So Long?)
Marriage is a Covenant
Unlike a business transaction, a marriage creates a family. Problems arise when you treat your spouse like a business transaction. Marriage is a covenant, not a contract.
Obviously, financial things matter. It is always best to discuss these things via prenuptial agreement PRIOR to the marriage, and then keep lawyers out of your marriage.
Keeping Lawyers Out of Your Marriage
The law was never meant to govern family relations. Intact families don’t need the law! Families who stay together don’t need words like “parenting plans”, “alimony”, or “property division”. Definitely no “child custody” or “child support”.
Same goes with prenups. If you stay married, your prenup NEVER comes out. It just sits in your storage box collecting cobwebs.
Use Lawyers ONLY When Needed
In 1 Timothy 1, Paul says, “We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers…”
The law was not intended for the righteous but for the wrongdoers!
The law is only good if used properly.
Use Lawyers Who Properly Use the Law
If we all properly used the law, the system wouldn’t be so broken.
I have no idea how to solve the problems of family law court. Society has a problem: sin. As long as there are bad people out there passing bad laws, the only way to avoid it all is pray. And keep your family intact. Divorce will not solve your problems.
Use the Law for Good, Not for Evil
In summary, keep lawyers out of your marriage. Don’t pay lawyers to use the law against each other.
If separation is a must, use divorce mediation.
In Conclusion, Lawyer Joke
A doctor and a lawyer went fishing in the Caribbean.
The lawyer said, “I’m here because my house burned down and everything I owned was destroyed by the fire. The insurance company paid for everything.”
“That’s quite a coincidence,” said the doctor. “I’m here because my house and all my belongings were destroyed by a flood and my insurance company also paid for everything.”
The puzzled attorney asked,
“Wait…How do you start a flood?”
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