hummingbird_mywill t1_j92fk83 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 6:48 PM

In a little bit of defense, Monty from the second book was made out in documentation to be an uncle of theirs, as well as the late Ike, husband to Josephine.

But of course, it’s very ridiculous that they don’t return to the idea of Justice Strauss after those two don’t, erm, work out. And Poe’s ideas just get more and more outlandish compared to Justice Strauss as the series goes on. So that does require suspension of disbelief. But the plot begins to get much more interesting and complicated as the books go on, so it’s not too difficult to forget about.

My thoughts on this series are that the beginning was absolutely unexpected, and I didn’t love it. I think I will watch the rest of the show though.

AggravatingStudy2084 OP t1_j92x17q wrote on February 18, 2023 at 8:52 PM

Huh, the documentation must have surfaced in one of the last books.

As for Josephine, still not buying it. Even if Ike is related to them by blood, he is still presumed dead at the time they’re adopted. Especially since Josephine had no children of her own, calling her their “relative” in a legal sense seems doubtful (though maybe we should get a second option from r/LegalAdvice). Don’t their parents have any living siblings?

hummingbird_mywill t1_j932vty wrote on February 18, 2023 at 9:35 PM

It’s heavily implied that they weren’t actually related to Ike by blood, but their parents would have made it appear so to Poe.

It is an interesting question if an aunt by marriage would get priority in custody if you’ve never even met. I’m actually a lawyer lol but not a family lawyer. Just going off what I remember from the bar, custody would be determined based off the best interests of the child. If goes to a non-blood aunt meant that they remain in a similar cultural setting to what they grew up in, then that might be in favor of her.

However, I forget, is Justice Strauss from the same city they grew up in? The stability of staying in the same city would heavily be in favor of her in that regard. And Violet and Klaus’s opinions would be taken into account.