About Tenny Amin Tenny Amin is co-owner and partner in The Amin Law Group’s Irvine California office. She focuses her practice exclusively on family law and family mediation. Well-known for her effective and assertive representation, Tenny has extensive experience in handling all aspects of family law cases, ranging from mediation to trials involving child custody and child support, spousal support, and division of property. Contact Tenny Amin Partner, The Amin Law Group 2211 Michelson Drive, Suite 1170, Irvine, CA 92301, USA Tel: +1 949-502-7715 Fax: +1 949-266-8406 E: tamin@talglaw.com www.talglaw.com can say that couples come into my office seeking a divorce over issues I had never encountered previously. A recent couple sought a divorce citing irreconcilable differences stemming from political differences pertaining to race relations in the United States. Their differences had come to a head over the death of George Floyd. Their strong and differing opinions on the Floyd case became too big of a burden to bear in their marriage, ultimately resulting in their divorce. Another couple recently sought a divorce based on their political differences when it came to immigration. And yet another had strong differing opinions as it pertained to fiscal spending and taxes. Finances have always played a big role in the dissolution of marriages, but this particular couple had ideological differences when it came to taxes on a more national level, ultimately leading to strong opinions that could not be reconciled and a marriage that could not be saved. Marriages end for a multitude of reasons. Spouses grow apart. Differences arise. For those of us in family law, there is not much we have not seen or heard. It is without a doubt that politics and political ideology have now found their way into our homes and into the sanctity of our marriages. 40 LAWYERMONTHLYDECEMBER 2022 The issues facing our cities, our states, and our country are real and significant. But as important as political candidates, parties and issues can be, they are nothing compared to the critical importance of your marriage. Remember that it is not our differences that divide us, but our inability to recognise and accept and celebrate them. Remember that it is not our differences that divide us, but our inability to recognise and accept and celebrate them.
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