Your Expectations of the Legal System

By Michael Knight

Saturday 9 October 2010

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What do you think will happen in a legal system with its merry band of men?

Specifically, what are your expectations from a legal process of lawyers, courts and public servants?

Anything good for you and your children?

If you said yes, do you think your delusional or have you watched one too many legal, police or crime shows on television where the criminal gets brought to justice and the victims win the lottery?

Have you been programmed somehow that in these institutions justice will prevail, your case will be put across properly, evidence will be included, tested properly and the truth will always come out?

That tricks and games won't be played, you won't be railroaded by other people's agendas and the dishonest and those who have wronged will all be severely punished?

Do you think you will come out victorious smelling like a sweet scented rose full of virtue and honour, no matter how decent, loyal and moral you have behaved and how good a parent and person you have been with the children?

Do you believe you will get the lion's share of the money, a clear conscience to live happy ever after and all for the cost of you paying nothing, leaving the state to fund your little family squabble? I don't think so and nor should you.

Hmmm... it's all a lovely thought though, it all really is.

Look, I'm sorry to burst your bubble and dampen the fantasy you've conjured up, however reality has proven this is rarely the case in a Family Law civil jurisdiction. If you don't believe me, go and talk to the many who have been through it and perhaps learn and be saved the hardship through hearing their woes.

In simple the legal process is long, tedious, boring, costly, outright ineffective and a waste most of the time. There are better ways to get more favourable outcomes and I suggest you fully investigate these before getting embroiled in an antiquated family legal system.

If you don't believe the stories you hear and want to take your chances in the Family Court casino, whether it be at the Crap's table, playing Russian Roulette or the slot machines, good luck!

If you want to pay tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars to the little lady in the booth at the base of the Ferris Wheel ride, wait your turn, go round and round a number of times, take in the view and new perspective you will surely get, you may get stuck hear and there, become fearful at the dizzy heights, frustrated, angry and even disappointed, but hey maybe those are the kicks you are looking for.

When it's time to exit the ride, usually after most of your money has run out, if not all and the lawyers don't really want to know you anymore, or you have had a mental breakdown, or simply lost out in the battle of endurance, attrition, power and money.

As you exit the Ferris Wheel ride you may eventually ask yourself was the ride really worth a big chunk of your life, time and assets? Or would your life have been more exciting and fulfilling spending that money on your kids — their welfare and future — yourself and others you chose to lavish your affluence over, as opposed to a band of lawyers and legal people you will possibly never ever see again?

Absolute madness isn't it when you can see the end picture in the crystal ball. So now you know, will you heed the information and not throw your life away on the legal gravy train?

If you do, you may try and justify matters to yourself and say you had no choice but to go through the system, but hey, then you would be lying to yourself as you will no doubt come to realise in due course.

At the end of the day it's a sorry set of circumstances that possibly all started with your expectations of the legal system. The choices and responsibility are all yours.

With love, kindness and peace
Michael