On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:50:15 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:43:56 -0500, Lou Decruss
> wrote:
>
>>Now I remember why I hate the legal system.
>>
>I would suggest, Lou, that what is hated is the *tort* system, not the
>legal system in general. I usually defend the tort system, up to a
>point, but there are enough frivolous lawsuits out there to gag a
>maggot.

You may be right Terry. I'm not sure. Legal terminology is far to
confusing for me to understand everything. I don't have a problem
with lawyers making good money because they have the brains and
discipline to do something there's no way I could do. I feel the same
with doctors.

But the ****ing match you mentioned over a paint color costing more
than 4,000 is just insane.

In my divorce I got the to claim my kid as a dependant. The ex always
filed first and claimed him. I submitted the decree to the IRS but
they didn't care and they said whoever files first gets the deduction
and I'd have to go to court. I did the first year and it cost me more
than I would have got for the deduction. The judge told her not to do
it again but she did.

How she abused the insurance co-pay I got stuck with is another story.
I had to go back to court to get her to think before she took the boy
to the emergency room. It didn't matter to her as I had to pay
anything the insurance company denied. They weren't happy when the
diagnosis came back as gas. I got stuck with that bill (and others)
and had other issues so we went back to court. All I could get was
for her to pay for 1/3 of any bills the insurance didn't pay. I
wanted 50%. It didn't matter as she stopped doing it. It cost me a
lot but it was worth it. I see both sides of the fence but having a
judge made a decision shouldn't cost so much IMO.

Lou