The St. Louis County Courthouse in Clayton is a five-floor building packed with drama, tedium and a few moments of delight. The price of admission is a trip through the first-floor metal detector, and the first stop is divorceland. The soon-to-be-unmarried wait on benches that line the long hall, some couples sitting close enough to cast angry sideways glances. Attorneys and clients discuss settlement, murmurs occasionally punctuated by "that asshole" or "she WHAT?!" If holy acrimony isn't... More »
