During your marriage, you may have relied on your spouse to help support you, having your husband or wife help finance your lifestyle while you handled other family affairs. When your Florida marriage ends, though, you may have valid concerns about being able to...
Year: 2020
When life changes, your custody order should change, too
The custody order or parenting plan from your divorce likely plays a major role in the structure of your daily routine. When you have responsibility for your children, it will impact everything else in your life. The Florida family courts usually do their best to...
Florida ranks second in nation for fatal work zone car crashes
Encountering road work when traveling Florida’s roadways may waste time and lead to unplanned delays. It may, too, increase your chances of involvement in a serious car crash. Work zones often contain many hazards that motorists struggle to navigate. The combination...
What are the complications of a traumatic brain injury?
TBIs or traumatic brain injuries occur when you suffer a violent jolt or blow to your head or body. You may suffer blunt force trauma or TBIs can occur when an object enters your brain tissue, such as a bullet, glass or a piece of skull. TBIs may consist of bleeding,...
Unpaid child support and tax refund interception
If you have fallen behind on your child support payments or your former partner is refusing to pay what they owe, there are multiple factors you need to examine. For example, it is very important to understand the potential consequences of unpaid child support as well...
Why this is one of the most dangerous times of year on the roads
The end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) for another year brings driving challenges for Floridians who suddenly find themselves driving to work and other obligations in the morning directly in to the sunrise. For many more people, it means driving home in early evening...
The basics of slip-and-fall cases in Florida
Anyone who owns property that is open to visitors is responsible for ensuring that their property is reasonably safe and that hazards are either addressed or mitigated by posted warnings. This is true for homeowners, but is especially relevant when it comes to...
Proving you’re not in a ‘green card marriage’
A so-called “green card marriage” is a marriage that was merely set up so that one person could get a green card and live in the United States. It often refers to a situation in which two friends will agree to a pretend marriage. One is already a citizen. Getting...
Some of your driver’s education information is outdated
Depending on your age, some of what you learned in your driver’s education classes may be massively outdated. This can increase your risks on the road and may lead to injury. Take, for example, the old advice that you should put one hand on the wheel at 10 o’clock...
The message of pedestrian safety is critical in Florida
It is clear that the United States has a pedestrian safety problem. Our infrastructure in Florida and across the country was designed and built with automobiles in mind. If pedestrians were considered at all, they were an afterthought. The evidence of our pedestrian...