Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients: Power and Meaning in the Legal Process

by Austin Sarat, William L.F. Felstiner, William Felstiner

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Each year more than 2 million Americans get divorced, and most of them use a lawyer. In closed-door conversations between lawyers and their clients strategy is planned, tactics are devised, and the emotional climate of the divorce is established. Do lawyers contribute to the pain and emotional difficulty of divorce by escalating demands and encouraging unreasonable behavior? Do they take advantage of clients at a time of emotional difficulty? Can...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195117999

ISBN13:9780195117998

Release Date:July 1997

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Civil Procedure Criminal Law Divorce & Separation Education & Reference Family Law Law Law Enforcement Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Rules & Procedures Social Sciences Textbooks

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