Stepping Up to the Plate: A Contemporary Sports Romance by Kat Summers

Author:Kat Summers [Summers, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-09T16:00:00+00:00

“Your Honor, this case has gotten so far out of control it’s laughable. The respondent is doing everything in his power to drag this out to spite my client who is more than ready to move on with her life. The division of assets should be as simple as determining what to do with the marital home. Mr. Robinson is using this court to assuage his ego,” my lawyer states.

“Thank you for that assessment counselor. Do you have a response, Mr. Acron?” the judge asks Phil’s attorney.

“Yes, your Honor. Thank you for the floor. Mrs. Robinson left the home suddenly after a disagreement and didn’t allow my client to repair their relationship. He had hopes to reconcile. She denied him that recourse, and now his focus is on ensuring that all assets from the marriage – physical and intellectual – are divided equally. He wishes to leave this relationship on good terms with his wife even though she is unwilling to take any steps towards mending that relationship.”

“I can understand that, but Missouri is a no-fault state, and it appears that reconciliation is not an option his wife has given him,” the judge notes. “What is it he wants that wasn’t able to be settled at mediation?”

“The issue at hand a campaign of slander Mrs. Robinson has started against her husband.”

This makes the judge raise his eyebrows. “A campaign of slander? That is a new claim. Please continue.”

Phil’s attorney turns on the TV in the courtroom and pulls up a screen that has my social media on one side and blog on the other. I glance at my attorney panicking, but she gives me a quick shake of her head. Her lips curl up into a small smile before she shuts it down.

“Shortly after leaving her husband, Mrs. Robinson started a blog and social media accounts talking about her marriage and alleging misconduct by my client and defaming him. Her statements have affected his business and standing within the community.”

“Mrs. Mercer, do you have anything to say before we review the inflammatory statements your opposing counsel is referring to?”

“I do, Your Honor. I would like to state on the record that nowhere on her blog or on its related social media accounts does my client ever mention Mr. Robinson by name or use defamatory language in reference to him. The focus of the account is to show my client’s growth and transition as she moves into a new phase in her life.

“The further we get from this relationship, the less Mr. Robinson would appear in the content, but even if all she did was write about him and use his name, there is nothing illegal about discussing your personal experiences. Sharing her own story is her constitutional right. Any issues of slander or libel should be taken care of in a separate suit, not in these proceedings.”

“I can’t help but agree. This is an issue for another court. Why is it being brought up in mine?” the judge questions.

Mr. Acron interjects, “As part of the divorce decree, my client requests Mrs.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.