assets and income.
Sec. 834. Parents’ obligation for maintenance of minor child.
(a) The parents of a minor child of the marriage shall maintain the child according to their respective abilities.
(b) If there is an unmarried child of the marriage who has attained the age of eighteen (18), is a full-time high school student, and resides with a parent, the parents shall maintain the child according to their respective abilities until the child completes the twelfth grade or attains the age of nineteen (19), whichever first occurs.
(c) In determining the respective abilities of the parents to provide maintenance, the court shall consider the age, health, station, occupation, earning capacity, amount and sources of income, property, vocational skills, and employability of each of the parents, and the age, health, station, occupation, educational status and expectation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, property, and needs of the child.
Chagrin
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From: Sophie Diehl
To: Maggie Pfeiffer
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 17:54:22
Subject: Chagrin
4/5/99 5:54 PM
Maggie—
I am so embarrassed. I wrote a rambling, incoherent memo on the divorce to David, and he blasted me for “free-associating.” He told me to “get a grip.” I don’t know how I’m going to face him. I feel like such a jerk. I’m so used to writing to Joe, who’s tolerant of my style—his own being not so different. Joe and I write memos that are the written equivalent of thinking aloud. It works for us. David actually said I should think before I write. Another reason to hate civil litigation. I imagined this assignment would be demoralizing but not in this particularly humiliating way. Every time I think about it, my stomach turns over.
I’ve only seen Harry once in the last week, and only for a quick coffee on Wednesday; our schedules are not compatible—no one’s schedule is compatible with mine at the moment. He did send me an email, however. There is a fabulous economy to his wooing style. It works for me. The Trilling case is taking all my time, but I still have to do this damn divorce. (That free-association memo took over an hour, whatever David thinks.) I billed 70 hours last week. (I actually worked 85 hours last week—it’s never all billable—and last Thursday I put in 20 hours.) If I keep up at this level, I’ll bill 3,000 in the year. This has to stop. This is New Salem, for heaven’s sake, not New York.
I’ve emailed Joe and David to say I needed the coming weekend off. I begin to regret I introduced David to email. Last weekend he sent me two. My plan is to go to your opening on Friday and then sleep for the next two days—or at least stay in bed. I wonder if I’ll have a sleepover. Another thing to give me a jittery stomach. It must be nice to be married. Is it?
Maman’s coming in Thursday night, by herself. Jake has to work Friday, patients. I understand: I’d be annoyed if my shrink took off for a long weekend. All of August is bad enough. He sends his regrets. I’m thinking of inviting David to have lunch with me and Maman on Friday, instead of apologizing. What do you think? I don’t think he knows who she is. He’s never said anything. Maybe he’s never heard of her. (Is that possible?) He probably doesn’t read mysteries—though I thought everyone smart read mysteries.
What do you think?
Love,
S.
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Hello
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From: Harry Mortensen
To: Sophie Diehl
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 3:01:22
Subject: Hello
4/4/99 3:01 AM
Sweet Sophie—Where are you? Why aren’t you here?
Harry
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Re: Chagrin
From: Maggie Pfeiffer
To: Sophie Diehl
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 23:33:19
Subject: Re: Chagrin
4/5/99 11:33 PM
Dear Sophie—
Just apologize to David, straight out. Tell him you’re sorry about the memo. Explain it as a bad habit you’ve fallen into doing criminal law. Tell him all the cowboys do it. Tell him it’s another reason you
Sec. 834. Parents’ obligation for maintenance of minor child.
(a) The parents of a minor child of the marriage shall maintain the child according to their respective abilities.
(b) If there is an unmarried child of the marriage who has attained the age of eighteen (18), is a full-time high school student, and resides with a parent, the parents shall maintain the child according to their respective abilities until the child completes the twelfth grade or attains the age of nineteen (19), whichever first occurs.
(c) In determining the respective abilities of the parents to provide maintenance, the court shall consider the age, health, station, occupation, earning capacity, amount and sources of income, property, vocational skills, and employability of each of the parents, and the age, health, station, occupation, educational status and expectation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, property, and needs of the child.
Chagrin
----
From: Sophie Diehl
To: Maggie Pfeiffer
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 17:54:22
Subject: Chagrin
4/5/99 5:54 PM
Maggie—
I am so embarrassed. I wrote a rambling, incoherent memo on the divorce to David, and he blasted me for “free-associating.” He told me to “get a grip.” I don’t know how I’m going to face him. I feel like such a jerk. I’m so used to writing to Joe, who’s tolerant of my style—his own being not so different. Joe and I write memos that are the written equivalent of thinking aloud. It works for us. David actually said I should think before I write. Another reason to hate civil litigation. I imagined this assignment would be demoralizing but not in this particularly humiliating way. Every time I think about it, my stomach turns over.
I’ve only seen Harry once in the last week, and only for a quick coffee on Wednesday; our schedules are not compatible—no one’s schedule is compatible with mine at the moment. He did send me an email, however. There is a fabulous economy to his wooing style. It works for me. The Trilling case is taking all my time, but I still have to do this damn divorce. (That free-association memo took over an hour, whatever David thinks.) I billed 70 hours last week. (I actually worked 85 hours last week—it’s never all billable—and last Thursday I put in 20 hours.) If I keep up at this level, I’ll bill 3,000 in the year. This has to stop. This is New Salem, for heaven’s sake, not New York.
I’ve emailed Joe and David to say I needed the coming weekend off. I begin to regret I introduced David to email. Last weekend he sent me two. My plan is to go to your opening on Friday and then sleep for the next two days—or at least stay in bed. I wonder if I’ll have a sleepover. Another thing to give me a jittery stomach. It must be nice to be married. Is it?
Maman’s coming in Thursday night, by herself. Jake has to work Friday, patients. I understand: I’d be annoyed if my shrink took off for a long weekend. All of August is bad enough. He sends his regrets. I’m thinking of inviting David to have lunch with me and Maman on Friday, instead of apologizing. What do you think? I don’t think he knows who she is. He’s never said anything. Maybe he’s never heard of her. (Is that possible?) He probably doesn’t read mysteries—though I thought everyone smart read mysteries.
What do you think?
Love,
S.
----
Hello
----
From: Harry Mortensen
To: Sophie Diehl
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 3:01:22
Subject: Hello
4/4/99 3:01 AM
Sweet Sophie—Where are you? Why aren’t you here?
Harry
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Re: Chagrin
From: Maggie Pfeiffer
To: Sophie Diehl
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 23:33:19
Subject: Re: Chagrin
4/5/99 11:33 PM
Dear Sophie—
Just apologize to David, straight out. Tell him you’re sorry about the memo. Explain it as a bad habit you’ve fallen into doing criminal law. Tell him all the cowboys do it. Tell him it’s another reason you
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