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During a divorce, a couple typically goes through the painstaking process of equally dividing their marital assets: house, vehicle, jewelry, and even pets. The divorce process can drag on for months or even years and can be very expensive. Selling your ceramic fish statue and rainbow-colored punchbowl may not fetch a hefty sum, but you could recoup your divorce spendings by auctioning these off alongside other conjugal properties.

Nothing humanizes celebrities more than news of them driving recklessly and trying to get out of it with a creative excuse. We’ve already covered celebs running over the paparazzi, and we know that those “accidents” were motivated by the desire to run over photogs who overstep the boundaries of decency.

And it’s even funnier when celebrities are involved!

George Clooney is a master prankster who has been pulling off elaborate practical jokes on his fellow A-listers for years, but he’s never been in hot water for his stunts. Similarly, Ellen Degeneres can get away with humiliating Taylor Swift on national TV because she’s...Ellen.

We don’t mean to brag but dividing assets like cash, stock options, and other quantifiable properties during a divorce process is something we can do in our sleep. It’s only a matter of time before a client steps into our Renton office and asks how to go about dividing cryptocurrencies.

Divorce entails dividing the spouses’ assets -- including pets -- and possibly deleting spousal memories that appear on social media. But unlike Facebook or Instagram posts, children can’t be deleted, and unlike assets, they can’t be divided or sold.

We have pretty straightforward advice to those who get bitten by a dog: Seek medical treatment and consult a personal injury attorney to determine whether you can recover for damages. With that out of the way, let’s turn the tables and side with the canines that took a beating from their owners.

In some cases, creating masterpieces involves happy accidents. And in others, the accidents aren't so happy.

If personal safety were a consideration for receiving an award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences would never give the golden statuette to these Oscar-winning films.

Whether you display your musical virtuosity in the garage or in your local bar, you have no control over how your performance will be received. And we don’t mean by the general public or music critics at The New York Times or Pitchfork.

We are not even referring to the reception that vocal powerhouses like Mariah Carey or Adele get when technical problems derail what would have been flawless lip-sync performances.

It’s difficult being a celebrity. When you’re not amassing fame and fortune, you’re avoiding hordes of fans and protecting yourself from the prying eyes of the paparazzi hiding behind the bushes of your million-dollar mansion.

Celebrities despise the papz for invading their privacy, but savvy celebs know they’re crucial to keeping a well-constructed narrative of their public persona.

If we were to ask you to describe a frivolous personal injury lawsuit, you would probably include exorbitant non-economic damages, such as multi-million dollar claims of emotional distress.

Most people learn of these payouts from obnoxious chain emails or cable news talk shows with headlines like: “THIS IS WHAT’S WRONG WITH OUR COUNTRY!!!”

These anecdotes are often completely made up (like the infamous story of a burglar who got stuck in his victim’s garage for eight days and sued for mental anguish), but their legal foundation is sturdy.