Playboy’s 1978 Divorce Manual The Good, The Bad, And The Hilarious | Lawyers Without Billboards Ep-38 Lawyers Without Billboards podcast

Playboy’s 1978 Divorce Manual The Good, the Bad, and the Hilarious | Lawyers Without Billboards Ep-38

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What happens when a client hands Alexa a vintage 1978 issue of Playboy… complete with a “Divorce Manual for Men”?

In this episode of Lawyers Without Billboards, Steve, Patty, Jimmy, and Alexa flip through the old-school advice and break it all down - the tips that aged well, the ones that aged terribly, and the ones that are so outrageous they’re genuinely hilarious.

The team reacts to guidance like:
• “Close all joint accounts.”
• “Hide your financial records.”
• “Don’t agree to alimony… ever.”
• “Fight off sentimentality — you’re not a leper.”

You’ll hear:

why some of these 1978 strategies would get you scorched in court today
how modern family law handles the same issues
what judges actually look for now
how attorney advice has changed (and hasn’t) across 47 years

A funny, fascinating look at how far divorce law has come - and how much is still the same.

🕒 Chapters

00:00 – Intro
00:42 – The surprising origin of the Playboy magazine
02:10 – Enter: “The Divorce Manual for Men”
03:11 – The first piece of terrible advice
04:18 – Why closing joint accounts is a disaster today
05:35 – “Hide your financial records” – legally absurd
06:55 – The few pieces of advice that actually hold up
08:30 – The team breaks down what lawyers really tell clients
10:05 – Don’ts from 1978 that still apply today
12:20 – The rise of modern divorce norms vs. 1970s expectations
14:30 – How the law shifted in the 1980s and forward
16:10 – Final thoughts: what’s timeless and what’s not
17:11 – Outro

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🎼 Music by Ben Hernandez at Dragonsong Productions
🎥 Produced by: Bleeding Edge, Inc.
🎬 Audio & Video Production: Rob Burgner
📍 Recorded at: Shewmaker & Lewis, Atlanta, GA

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