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Lawyer jokes about settling divorce over parrot visitation rules

This is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from practicing lawyer Michael Adler. The post details a recent divorce case he settled where the core point of contention was the visitation arrangement for a shared pet parrot. The final settlement includes a stipulation that neither former spouse is allowed to teach the parrot negative or insulting phrases about the other party. The post ends with a sarcastic joke noting that he attended law school for this absurd, unexpectedly silly legal scenario.
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Just settled a divorce over visitation of a parrot. Neither may teach it negative phrases about the other. I went to law school for this.

Overview

This is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from practicing lawyer Michael Adler. The post details a recent divorce case he settled where the core point of contention was the visitation arrangement for a shared pet parrot. The final settlement includes a stipulation that neither former spouse is allowed to teach the parrot negative or insulting phrases about the other party. The post ends with a sarcastic joke noting that he attended law school for this absurd, unexpectedly silly legal scenario.

Origin notes

This image is a direct screenshot of an original post published on X.com (previously Twitter) by verified user @madler9000, a practicing lawyer. It gained viral traction as a relatable funny meme across social media platforms, shared by users relating to the absurdity of real-world professional legal work, and circulated widely on meme accounts on X, Reddit, and other social media platforms.

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