moksha wrote:I'm sorry if my knowledge of TV lawyers influenced my assumptions about real life legal ethics.
Oh lord - TV lawyers. That's like basing your assumptions about the FBI on the X-files.
what are you trying to say? :(
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Runtu wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the bar require members to report any instances where another member is known to have engaged in unethical or unprofessional behavior? If skippy has done something like that, wouldn't it be rcrocket's responsibility to report her?
No. Didn't I apologize? how would I report, nonetheless, an anonymous person?
Runtu wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the bar require members to report any instances where another member is known to have engaged in unethical or unprofessional behavior? If skippy has done something like that, wouldn't it be rcrocket's responsibility to report her?
No. Didn't I apologize?
Maybe you did, but I can't be bothered to track down a post wherein you may have. ;)
how would I report, nonetheless, an anonymous person?
It wouldn't be that hard to track her down, would it?
Runtu wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the bar require members to report any instances where another member is known to have engaged in unethical or unprofessional behavior? If skippy has done something like that, wouldn't it be rcrocket's responsibility to report her?
No. Didn't I apologize? how would I report, nonetheless, an anonymous person?
I consider the issue concluded at this point.
We cool, rcrocket?
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe / But at least I'm enjoying the ride.
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Runtu wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the bar require members to report any instances where another member is known to have engaged in unethical or unprofessional behavior? If skippy has done something like that, wouldn't it be rcrocket's responsibility to report her?
No. Didn't I apologize?
Maybe you did, but I can't be bothered to track down a post wherein you may have. ;)
how would I report, nonetheless, an anonymous person?
It wouldn't be that hard to track her down, would it?
Troublemaker.
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe / But at least I'm enjoying the ride.
-Grateful Dead (lyrics by John Perry Barlow)
antishock8 wrote: Meanwhile, no one with half a brain would voluntarily reveal the private finances to an EX-spouse, and to suggest otherwise is incredibly moronic. I hope Crotchet is giving better advice to his clients than what we're witnessing here. Scary stuff.
Fortunately, in most jurisdictions, one does not need to rely on a spouse "voluntarily" revealing financial information. Many (most?) states provide mechanisms for discovery, often on an annual basis, for ex-spouses to ascertain the other party's financial situation (under penalty of perjury, often). And an ethical attorney would not counsel his or her client to lie about finances, with or without the penalty of perjury. rcrocket is correct.
No one is saying anyone should lie about their finances. Voluntarily revealing your finances is another thing. They should have to go through the dicovery process (and expense) if they want to know about your business. The state where my divorce took place requires a look every 3 years. I don't see the point in facilitating an ex's gain.
antishock8 wrote: Meanwhile, no one with half a brain would voluntarily reveal the private finances to an EX-spouse, and to suggest otherwise is incredibly moronic. I hope Crotchet is giving better advice to his clients than what we're witnessing here. Scary stuff.
Fortunately, in most jurisdictions, one does not need to rely on a spouse "voluntarily" revealing financial information. Many (most?) states provide mechanisms for discovery, often on an annual basis, for ex-spouses to ascertain the other party's financial situation (under penalty of perjury, often). And an ethical attorney would not counsel his or her client to lie about finances, with or without the penalty of perjury. rcrocket is correct.
No one is saying anyone should lie about their finances. Voluntarily revealing your finances is another thing. They should have to go through the dicovery process (and expense) if they want to know about your business. The state where my divorce took place requires a look every 3 years. I don't see the point in facilitating an ex's gain.
Shades WAS saying Scottie should lie about his finances ("If I was in your shoes, I think I'd start claiming every so often that your pay had been cut."). That was the issue.
I agree that absent a court order to the contrary, one does not need to report each pay increase to an ex. But that wasn't the original issue.
(Every 3 years? Wow. A lot can change in that time. In California, the parties have the option to request a declaration regarding finances every year.)
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe / But at least I'm enjoying the ride.
-Grateful Dead (lyrics by John Perry Barlow)
antishock8 wrote: Meanwhile, no one with half a brain would voluntarily reveal the private finances to an EX-spouse, and to suggest otherwise is incredibly moronic. I hope Crotchet is giving better advice to his clients than what we're witnessing here. Scary stuff.
Fortunately, in most jurisdictions, one does not need to rely on a spouse "voluntarily" revealing financial information. Many (most?) states provide mechanisms for discovery, often on an annual basis, for ex-spouses to ascertain the other party's financial situation (under penalty of perjury, often). And an ethical attorney would not counsel his or her client to lie about finances, with or without the penalty of perjury. rcrocket is correct.
No one is saying anyone should lie about their finances. Voluntarily revealing your finances is another thing. They should have to go through the dicovery process (and expense) if they want to know about your business. The state where my divorce took place requires a look every 3 years. I don't see the point in facilitating an ex's gain.
Shades WAS saying Scottie should lie about his finances ("If I was in your shoes, I think I'd start claiming every so often that your pay had been cut."). That was the issue.
Oh, really? When then it's my turn to apologize. I agree you shouldnl't lie... Phew, the problems THAT can cause...
How did I get dragged into the middle of this?!?!?
by the way, I took Shades advice as an attempt at humor. Nothing more. I don't think he was actually suggesting that I tell my ex that my pay had been cut.
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