Wealthy wives' tales; high-asset, high-profile divorces are changing the way judges look at partnership

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Wealthy wives Lorna Wendt and Vira Goldman lived in Connecticut and New York, states where divorce settlements happen by equitable distribution, which gave judges enjoy broad discretion in dividing assets. Before the Wendt and Goldman decisions homemaker spouses had to fight harder to prove their worth in equitable distribution states which did not presume a parity between nonmonetary and financial contributions of a marriage. The Wendt decision abolished the 'enough is enough' rule, which focused on how much sufficed to enable the nonworking spouse to maintain the standard of living of the marriage.

Management, Connecticut, Divorce settlements, Equitable distribution of marital property, Divorce property distribution, New York (State), states

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A lone star. (Louise Raggio, main author of Texas family law code and dean of the state's women lawyers)

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Louise Raggio, who earned her legal license in 1952, has the reputation of "the dean of Texas women lawyers and mother of the state's family law code." Her achievements in family law are stellar, and she bears most of the credit for the Texas Family Code. Raggio's legal career was born of necessity, as her husband was a World War II veteran in poor health and she wanted to be able to support her family if anything happened to him.

Texas, Achievements and awards, Personalities, Women attorneys, Women lawyers, Family law, Raggio, Louise

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Dream weavers: four lawyers who feared frustration or burnout would drive them from their careers show off how they found new excitement in the law

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Lawyers close to leaving the legal profession found new ways to involve themselves in the law which were more personalized to their needs than was traditional practice. Mediation and premarital counseling were two satisfying alternatives. Some lawyers found a shift in areas of law to which they were personally committed could save their careers while others found flexible scheduling more to their satisfaction.

United States, Attorneys, Lawyers, Prevention, Cover Story, Vocational guidance, Burn out (Psychology)

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