Posted on August 21, 2008 by John Steele
Recently I was in negotiations in a divorce and the last thing holding up the parties from signing the settlement agreement and finishing the divorce was how to divide up the last $400 in debt. After I suggested that the two parties just split the amount, my client agreed, while my client’s spouse wanted to postpone wrapping up the divorce until they could sit down and figure out how much debt was his. It was silly. He was willing to pay $1000 in legal fees to fight over $400 in debt. Me and the other attorney finally convinced the person to be reasonable. Considering how far this courthouse was in relation to Downtown Chicago, I was determined to stay until I could make the other side see the light.
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I counsel my clients that there is a monetary value to one’s time, especially if that time is spent fighting one’s former loved one in public.
Posted on August 21, 2008 by John Steele
Recently I was in negotiations in a divorce and the last thing holding up the parties from signing the settlement agreement and finishing the divorce was how to divide up the last $400 in debt. After I suggested that the two parties just split the amount, my client agreed, while my client’s spouse wanted to postpone wrapping up the divorce until they could sit down and figure out how much debt was his. It was silly. He was willing to pay $1000 in legal fees to fight over $400 in debt. Me and the other attorney finally convinced the person to be reasonable. Considering how far this courthouse was in relation to Downtown Chicago, I was determined to stay until I could make the other side see the light.
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I counsel my clients that there is a monetary value to one’s time, especially if that time is spent fighting one’s former loved one in public.
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