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    Alienation of Affections
    Alienation of Affections
    Alienation of Affections
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    Alienation of Affections

    By Portia Porter

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    "There were four of us altogether: The indefatigable and brave Raccoon and his shadow Hoppy attended to the legwork of the practice. The Management—a strict but unfair ruler—counted the money and always found it lacking. My job, as the only one with the law license, was to attend to the nebulous demands of the Law. I was pretty sure that the other three on my crew thought they could do better without me, if only the capricious state laws of South Duck stopped making practicing law without a license illegal, an actual crime." Alienation of Affections

    Slighted by the infidelity of Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Grimm wants to have her day in court: a routine request for Portia Porter and her legal team. But Mrs. Grimm also has demands that are not so routine in a divorce lawyer’s office. Mrs. Grimm does not want to involve any lawyers.
    Or to air her laundry in court.
    Or to sue her husband.
    And—what's even more challenging—Mrs. Grimm has one more task for Portia's divorce law firm. Mrs. Grimm wants her husband back.
    Impossible, you say?
    Maybe not for Portia Porter and her faithful legal team. This time, they even might get paid. Or will they?

    Portia explains the intrigue of Judges’ Chambers.
    The Raccoon explains high fashion.
    Judge's wife holds all the answers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPortia Porter
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9780997555547
    Alienation of Affections
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    Portia Porter

    Portia Porter has been a divorce lawyer for roughly 15 years.Before opening her divorce law firm, Portia worked at a Wall Street law firm. Portia's degrees include PhD (The University of Chicago) and JD (The University of Virginia). She is the author of "Can You Stiff Your Divorce Lawyer?" and the ongoing Family Court Series: "Beaver vs. Beaver", "Alienation of Affections".

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      This book kept me laughing from the beginning, although there were also some points to remember thrown in there. This story involves an older wealthy woman (Martha Grimm) who wants her philandering husband to just come home (he has been seeing a younger, gold-digging girl). Thrown in is an example of how a television wife, Sue Ellen Ewing, gets her so-called day in court with her philandering husband, J.R. This is exactly what Martha wants - her day in court. As the story unfolds, it is interesting yet humorous how each character unfolds and becomes exactly who they are. It was a fast read and fun as well.

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