{"id":2549,"date":"2017-03-23T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:45:01","slug":"how-much-does-a-comma-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2549","title":{"rendered":"How much does a comma cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has watched Wheel of Fortune knows that the long running show places a monetary value on letters of the alphabet.\u00a0 Ever wonder how much certain punctuation marks would cost.\u00a0 How about $10,000,000.00 for a comma!\u00a0 In this article http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/lack-of-oxford-comma-costs-maine-company-millions-in-overtime-dispute\/ar-BBycPZW?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp<\/a>\u00a0the court ruled in favor of employees and against their employer due to a missing comma.\u00a0 That comma cost the employer $10,000,000.00.<\/p>\n

Clearly, this is not a divorce or family law case.\u00a0 So why did I create this post? As an explanation to my clients.\u00a0 I know you often wonder why I spend so much time reviewing, revising, and proofreading documents for your case before having you sign them. This article shows why.<\/p>\n

There is a cost to doing things the right way.\u00a0 The linked article shows the costs of not making sure things are done right the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has watched Wheel of Fortune knows that the long running show places a monetary value on letters of the alphabet.\u00a0 Ever wonder how much certain punctuation marks would cost.\u00a0 How about $10,000,000.00 for a comma!\u00a0 In this article … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28],"tags":[168,29,32],"class_list":["post-2549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-durstfirm-news","tag-cost","tag-divorce","tag-durst"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/JOHN-E-KASHE.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6omM8-F7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1103,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=1103","url_meta":{"origin":2549,"position":0},"title":"Employers: provide your employees high quality legal services","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"June 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"As an employer myself, I fully understand the value of having my employees focused on their job.\u00a0 They perform better which leads to a more profitable business.\u00a0 Given that the divorce rate is near 50% and the range of other legal issues that can crop up as part of our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Durst Firm News"","block_context":{"text":"Durst Firm News","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2190,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2190","url_meta":{"origin":2549,"position":1},"title":"Why should I hire a divorce attorney?","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"May 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Why should I hire a divorce attorney?When faced with the reality of a divorce many people question whether or not it makes sense to hire an experienced family law attorney and incur the related costs. 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