One could argue that in certain ways, a family law attorney is kind of like an automobile mechanic. A client/customer comes to your office and his marriage/car is broken. Now at this point you might be thinking that the analogy won’t work because a marriage and family therapist would be more like an automobile mechanic then an attorney is.
Well, maybe. But this is my article. So bear with me, please. If the marriage is broken and can’t be fixed, the attorney fixes the problem by getting the client out of the marriage. His job is done when the client is no longer married. So, when my family law clients come to see me with a problem, a broke down marriage, I fix the problem by getting the client out of the marriage. Done deal.
Now the client is single, and he or she moves on with his or her life. The client meets someone else and eventually (some sooner than others), the client has to figure out whether to take the plunge again and get married again. Some of my clients would rather have their hearts ripped out their chest than get married again. Others jump into marriage without hesitation. It is an individual decision that each person has to make. The idea of falling in love again and wanting to spend the rest of your life with the right person and share everything together is appealing to some. While the idea of having to go through a horrible divorce and split everything up again is too unbearable to contemplate for others. Then, we have the ones in between who want a premarital agreement. These folks are willing to share their lives with someone new, but want to avoid the possibility (or in some cases the probability) of splitting their stuff. I guess we also have that category of persons that live together without getting married again. They would argue that they are just as committed without “all the dumb paperwork”. A true “fixed” client is one that is willing to commit to a long term or life relationship with another person. Whether that person ultimately decides to take the marriage plunge again is an individual choice, which, not surprisingly, differs from individual to individual.
For all of your family law needs, contact the Marcus Law Firm at 661-257-8877.