Grandma and I Are Updating the Family Dispute Resolution Terms

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Orrin Onken
Crow’s Feet
Published in
5 min readMar 7, 2024

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Dear Children and Grandchildren

Your grandparents want to let you know that changes have been made to our family Dispute Resolution Terms. Those are the terms which describe how we resolve disputes in this family. What follows is a brief summary of the updated terms, but I encourage you to read the full text (written in incomprehensible legaleze by your retired lawyer grandfather) at the link below.

By continuing to access this family, its products, services, systems, history, recipes, or traditions, you agree to these updated terms. No further action on your part is required or requested.

Sincerely

Your Grandparents

Scope of the Agreement

All intra-family disputes are now subject to the updated dispute resolution terms summarized below, and by agreeing to these terms, you waive the right to a court trial, jury trial, trial by Dr. Phil, or trial by battle of passive-aggressive Facebook posts. You give up the right to self-help dispute resolution methods, including but not limited to, refusing to speak to another family member, threatening to move to Florida unless we start acting like a normal family, refusing to try the…

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Orrin Onken
Crow’s Feet

I am a retired elder law attorney who lives near Portland, Oregon. I write legal mysteries for Salish Ponds Press and articles about being old.