International Legalese via the Internet

My paralegal informed me that there was an English lady on the telephone claiming to be an attorney from England who needed to ask me a quick question about law in the United States. She commented to me that her accent was awesome. Eyeing her suspiciously I told her if it was a salesperson that I would kill her, as I reached for the telephone.

In fact the caller was indeed and attorney(solicitor) I believe the term she used, asking about whether New York would recognize a British divorce. It indeed was a two second question, in that New York recognizes any valid divorce from any other country(which is why Mexican divorces became very popular years ago). The only issue that can arise is if there are children or property involved, New York reserves the right to deal with the equitable distribution of such matters and or child support, custody and visitation. The divorce, however will still be considered valid.

The solicitor indicated that she found me by surfing the Internet. Who would have ever thought that it would be possible to find the name of a colleague in a different country by tapping a few keys and calling them up to ask a quick question to clarify a situation happening in your own office? My new friend has no idea whether I am in Manhattan or Montauk though my website indicates my location, I don't know if she is familiar with the difference in locales; I certainly have no idea where the city of Oxford is (that is where her firm is located)as opposed to London or anywhere else in the UK.

I think back on the argument I had with my partner when I broached the subject of Internet advertising, and how far we have come since that conversation. Yes, I do constantly remind him I needed to drag him into the technical world...and although he is coming around to seeing the value of the website, my blog he still assures me is my own folly. To all potential clients out there, if you found me through my blog, please let me know....maybe then my partner will write in his!!
Headed to Savannah for a girls weekend, will let you know how it goes....pray for warmer weather.