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By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

September 1992 - Did He Really Mean That?

Mark Giles sent me a paragraph from a temporary order in a divorce case - in which "the parties took strong positions as to their parrot, Herme" - with the note that the order (drafted by the opposing counsel, of course) "uses words that could have a double meaning," explaining "some of her client's disgust at the parrot arrangement."

Temporary Custodial Orders for Pet

IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that as to the parrot, HERME, each party shall have the exclusive possession of HERME for alternating two-week periods, with Respondent having the first two-week period ... Respondent is ordered to deliver the parrot at the end of such period to Petitioner...Petitioner is ordered to deliver the bird to Respondent at her residence by 6 p.m. at the end of his two-week period.

Full post as published by Say What! on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).