Kramer vs. Kramer1979

[Ted Kramer hires a lawyer]

Ted Kramer:
I don't know the legal jargon for it, but I think it's "desertion." I don't mean to tell you your job, but I think I have an open-and-shut case.

John Shaunessy:
Well, at first Mr. Kramer, there's no such thing as an open-and- shut case where custody is involved. I'll bet your ex-wife has already found a lawyer who's advised her to move back to establish residency. The burden is on us to prove that your ex-wife is an unfit mother. That means I'll have to play rough. If I play rough, you can bet they will too. Can you take that?

Ted Kramer:
Yes.

John Shaunessy:
And it's going to cost you $15,000.