From a legal standpoint, you and your co-parents are not obligated to have the same rules. Maybe you had a child when you weren’t married and now you’re no longer a couple. Maybe you got divorced after having a child during your marriage. Either way, the child now...
You get pulled over by the police. You know that you've been drinking, and you don't want to take a breath test because you're afraid that you're going to be over the legal limit. You would also rather not do field sobriety tests if you can avoid it. But the officer...
If you have a challenging spouse who is trying to make your divorce difficult, it can make you extremely angry and result in you saying or doing things that are regrettable. During your divorce, you need to try to be as respectful as possible. It can be difficult to...
These days, the odds are high that when you want information about someone, you turn to social media before you look anywhere else. So do the police. For a while, the authorities had a reputation for being a bit behind the times – but that has changed. Roughly 70% of...
If you and your ex adopted a pet together during your marriage, your companion animal may be a source of worry when you start thinking about divorce. People often have strong emotional attachments to their pets and may hate the idea of saying goodbye to a cat or dog...
A DWI charge can carry a range of penalties depending on the facts of the case. Certain factors can enhance your sentence, substantially increasing your time in jail or court fines. These are known as aggravating factors, and if they are present in your case, you need...
Getting married is a major decision that is intended to last for life. However, a significant proportion of marriages in the U.S. do end in divorce. Why is this the case? The truth is that there is not one sole reason, there are numerous factors to consider. There...
When you go through a divorce, your child has to go through it, too. Part of the difficulty of deciding on custody and parenting time also comes down to deciding where your child’s primary residence will be and how you’ll handle all their belongings. Should the parent...
The majority of criminal cases don’t go to trial to be decided by a jury. They are usually settled with a plea deal between the defendant and prosecutors. Prosecutors typically want to save the time, resources and expense of taking a case to trial and risking a not...
You’ve probably heard the term “probable cause,” but didn’t give it much thought until you or a loved one was arrested and charged with a crime. The term is found in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and protects Americans from being searched, arrested,...