Fetman, Garland, & Associates, LTD
Attn: Attorney Corri Fetman33 W. Jackson Street, Ste. 200
Chicago, IL 60604
April 25, 2008
Dear Attorney Fetman:
I recently came across an article published on the ABC news website regarding a certain controversial billboard which your law firm designed last year. My interest was immediately sparked as I have spent the past several weeks researching divorce laws and statistics for my freshman research paper titled, Finding Fault with No-Fault Divorce.
Throughout the process, I have encountered statistics and read stories that make my stomach turn. With the divorce rate currently hovering between 43 to 50 percent, it is clear that the American family is in a state of crisis. Though I am aware that several factors can be attributed to the soaring rate of divorce, I agree with countless others that the no-fault divorce has had the largest amount of influence. Between 1960 and 1980, the divorce rate skyrocketed from 393,000 divorces and annulments to a staggering 1,189,000. Why is this? Because if a married man or woman wishes to divorce their spouse they are able to do just that, without any grounds for doing so.
This is, where I believe, your billboard stepped in. The sign, which read “Life’s short. Get a divorce,” featured images of a lingerie-clad, large-breasted woman and a six pack sporting stud, and yet you comment that you “are absolutely not trivializing [marriage].” Well, I beg to differ. The advertisement, which you intended to be lighthearted, succeeded in turning such a heavy topic into a ball of fluff.
As a child, I watched my father walk out on my mother not once, but twice. While staring at the images on your billboard, I cannot help but imagine a younger version of myself clutching onto my father as he is leaving the house. Going out and scoring a sexy partner half your age, as your sign clearly suggested, did not make my father any happier, nor can it possibly serve as a magic elixir to anyone else contemplating divorce. There are no “trade ups” in marriage.
Yes, when the “for worse” arises in marriages, divorce is the popular solution before either mate parts. Such an attitude as your billboard projected adds fuel to this rapidly increasing fire. On the contrary, being encouraged to rekindle the spark that was once flaming in the relationship is what can make rich.
Sincerely,
Ashley White
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