The Budget of Paradox

Sophia, your mother has probably told you at some point that I’m a math weenie; I like numbers, I like math, I like calculating answers. During our divorce, your mother’s lawyer and I often disagreed about money, which, in the end, is really just about numbers. My numbers were based on reality. Her numbers were tortured (and just like people, tortured numbers will tell you anything you want to hear).

As a joke, I often say that lawyers can’t do basic arithmetic. I often found myself in a room with three lawyers, and I was the only one who could do simple math. But sometimes, it’s not a joke. Sometimes, it becomes real life.

I was watching a divorce video on YouTube, and I found this clip. The man had discovered an error in his wife’s lawyer’s calculations. The judge didn’t notice. No one noticed a gross error in the math, and when the man complains to the judge, he’s told to sit down and shut up.

Nice.

When I complain that Family Court is a joke, I’m not kidding. The judges really are this stupid.