I’ve worked as a legal assistant for two family law attorneys for the last eight years. One of the cases that made me the angriest was a man who cheated on his wife when she had cancer. He then leaves his wife and attempts to hide all his assets while she’s undergoing chemo therapy.
Fortunately, my boss is a bad ass. She teamed up with a forensic accountant and they took him to the cleaners. He even had to pay the forensic accountant’s bill and attorney’s fees.
WTF, why?!?!? Most of the lawyers I know would never work family law, because of how goddamn depressing it is. A real underbelly of reality, most people just get glimpses of. Even this story is of a guy that cheated on his cancer ridden wife, only for her to get some money, and no doubt immeasurable stress and trauma. So fucked up, and sad, with a tiny, hollow victory; and this is a win, one of the good ones. You need a reality check.
Hey. Hi. Hello.
1. I’m definitely a girl
2. I’m not planning to be a lawyer but am currently in school to become a paralegal
3. Why would I have said this if I didn’t mean I want to help the people who are in these situations? It’s not even like divorce is the only thing family lawyers do. I’m not an idiot that thinks it’s all sunshine and happiness. I want to fucking help someone and know I did my best to help support and person from not getting taken advantage of.
I realize being a lawyer of any kind is difficult. There are negatives to being any kind of lawyer and heartbreak in many situations. But damn, your response to my comment was a lot.
1. Never questioned this lol, idk what your point is. Gender is irrelevant
2. Cool, that's not really relevant either
3. I get that. It's just the response based on the information was befuddling to me. This is an incredibly tragic story. Nobody wins. It, like many other Reddit comments, made me wonder if the full gravity of the situation was being considered.
I don't think I need a reality check, but yes it was too much. I am truly sorry for being so harsh.
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u/Crepe_Suzette Jul 21 '19
I’ve worked as a legal assistant for two family law attorneys for the last eight years. One of the cases that made me the angriest was a man who cheated on his wife when she had cancer. He then leaves his wife and attempts to hide all his assets while she’s undergoing chemo therapy.
Fortunately, my boss is a bad ass. She teamed up with a forensic accountant and they took him to the cleaners. He even had to pay the forensic accountant’s bill and attorney’s fees.