Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, filed a petition to establish a parental relationship in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday.

Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, filed a petition to establish a parental relationship in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday.

*Lay down with billionaire nazi fascist dogs … wake up with fleas, and without your own children

  • Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
    21·
    1 year ago

    I think the US just has a more litigious culture? Here in the UK custody would be done by mediation before anyone sued each other.

    • 👁️👄👁️English
      21·
      1 year ago

      That is how it’s done, what Elon Musk does is not representative of the normal American. Kinda sad I have to clarify that.

      • Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 year ago

        Yes it could just be the perception. In American films and TV everyone seems to have a lawyer, there’s the whole “lawyer up” reddit meme and I’ve been given so much advice on reddit about things I should/shouldn’t do to avoid getting sued (like sweeping the pavement outside my house! This seems to come up so often). The only time I know of people using solicitors here regularly are to buy houses and to finalise divorce.

        • 👁️👄👁️English
          11·
          1 year ago

          What you read on reddit and watch on tv/movies isn’t at all how reality actually is here lol. You do legal stuff when you have to, it’s expensive and a hassle, and it’s still best to settle things outside of court. Reddit says a lot of dumb things, the lawyer up thing is a meme since a redditor should really not be giving legal advice. That’s like when you discuss mental issues, people say to go to a therapist, it’s not any country specific. If anything, it’s the EU who has a lot more regulation, which means more courts involved.