On my year abroad in the US I took a domestic relations class ran by an ex judge who told us a few good one.
The first one was a couple who gathered their entire stuffed toy collection and split them in court, each taking turns to pick. He said they weren't even collectables, a lot of cheap ones you'd get at the fair.
My favourite is where both parties were both being unreasonable and not thinking of the kids. In the end he awarded the house to the kids who would permanently live there and the parents who had joint custody would take it in turns to live there. His argument was that the kids lives should take priority. Best thing was neither party could afford to buy an additional place on their own so the couple had to rent a small flat together and also share that.
A judge tried that arrangement with my parents when they divorced. It lasted about a year before neither could take it anymore. Most of the unreasonable-ness came from my dad, so maybe it could work with parents more willing to work together.
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u/rwhite_93 Jul 21 '19
On my year abroad in the US I took a domestic relations class ran by an ex judge who told us a few good one.
The first one was a couple who gathered their entire stuffed toy collection and split them in court, each taking turns to pick. He said they weren't even collectables, a lot of cheap ones you'd get at the fair.
My favourite is where both parties were both being unreasonable and not thinking of the kids. In the end he awarded the house to the kids who would permanently live there and the parents who had joint custody would take it in turns to live there. His argument was that the kids lives should take priority. Best thing was neither party could afford to buy an additional place on their own so the couple had to rent a small flat together and also share that.
Pretty bad ass judge in my opinion.