Robert v. Greenberg

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Abraham Lincoln once said, “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Here, the client is an attorney who represented himself in the trial court. He now represents himself on appeal. He is unschooled on the basics of appellate law, suggesting that Lincoln’s observation applies on appeal. We understand that emotions run high in family law litigation and that this may cloud the judgment of a party. But this does not excuse the filing of a “creative” (i.e., misleading or incomplete or inaccurate) income and expense declaration; or perjury, as referenced by the trial…