The day after tax day… 2007. I am summoned to visit a potential client with a problem. They have been using PCLaw (a superb accounting system for lawyers, accountants, and consultants- i.e., anyone who needs to track and bill time) for several years, a program with which I was and am intimately familiar. We talk and agree that I will assist them to resolve their current problems.
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I’ve written about family law before. You know- the fancy term for divorce law. I not only have experienced divorce (ok, I was one of the adults- I caused the divorce; my children experienced it), but I have served as the financial manager for a family law practice for more than a few years. This is a big business- there are about 800,000 divorces filed annually in the US (compared to the 2 million marriages begun).
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I’m a financial guy. (OK, I’m a chemical engineer, a business executive, and a consultant, too.) But, given my education, my training, and my experience, one would expect me to make great choices in my own personal life. Well, I admit it- I haven’t. Mostly because of emotional ties- which tend to cloud all of our better judgments.
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