Human beings are messy and complicated: we fall in love; we fall out of love; we’re sometimes vengeful and often honorable. In Keeping It Civil: The Case of the Pre-Nup and the Porsche & Other True Accounts from the Files of a Family Lawyer, Margaret Klaw reveals how the law reflects our most telling — and fascinating — cultural trends.

“The law is struggling to keep up with changes in society,” Klaw explains in this video introducing her new book, which publishes next week.