When Ladan Richardson’s marriage ended in November 2022, she found herself standing in front of a judge who asked her a direct question: what did she want out of the divorce? Most people come to that moment with a mental spreadsheet of assets. Richardson, 33, had a shorter and stranger list. She wanted the car, the dog, and her ex-husband’s Netflix password.

The first two were serious. The third, she admits, was mostly a joke. “The Netflix password clause came up when the judge asked me directly what I wanted out of the divorce,” Richardson told Newsweek. “I said all I wanted was the car, the dog, and his Netflix password.” She tossed the last one out as a bit of levity at the end of a grueling process, fully expecting it to be waved off as the throwaway line........

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