Description |
1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
1. Introduction; 2. Reconstructing the Past, Imagining the Future: Defining the Domain of Relevance in Lawyer-Client Interaction; 3. Negotiating "Realism" and Responsibility in Lawyer-Client Interactions; 4. Law Talk in the Divorce Lawyer's Office; 5. From Adversariness to Resolution: Lawyers, Clients, and the World of Deals; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index. |
Summary |
Based on over 100 lawyer-client conferences at which the authors were observers, this book charts the complicated and shifting relationships between the two as they work out the strategy and tactics of divorce. It also examines the nature of the marriage and why marriages fail, the nature of the legal process and the best way to resolve divorce. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Divorce suits -- United States.
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Divorce suits. |
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United States. |
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Attorney and client -- United States.
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Attorney and client. |
Indexed Term |
Divorce Law |
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United States |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Felstiner, William L. F.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Sarat, Austin. Divorce lawyers and their clients. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 (DLC) 94024538 |
ISBN |
142940633X (electronic book) |
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9781429406338 (electronic book) |
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0195362489 |
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9780195362480 |
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9780195063875 |
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0195063872 |
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1280524855 |
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9781280524851 |
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0195063872 |
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