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How a Pre-Existing Condition Affects Your St. Louis Car Accident Claim

Though no car accident is simple, ones that involve pre-existing conditions are especially complex.

Child Custody Issue: When Your Ex Has a New Partner

It is somehow inevitable after a couple goes through a divorce that both of them will begin dating again at some point. Other than a potential emotional impact, if a divorced couple had no children, then dating others should not matter.

How a Personal Injury Settlement Can Affect Child Support Payments

Child support payments are generally determined by weighing the parent’s income in with the cost of raising the child or children. This calculation is not so simple, however, as the amount can vary based on state laws and specific circumstances.

Estate Planning and Blended Families

As the divorce rate increases, so too does the number of second and subsequent marriages. Many couples who are remarrying also have children from prior relationships.

The Guardianship Role

A guardianship is typically established for orphans or adults who are unable to care for themselves. This relationship is different than an adoption; it is established by the court to benefit and protect vulnerable people called “wards”.

Medical Negligence of Dancing Doctor Injures Nearly 100 Women

Shocking videos posted on YouTube show a dancing, singing dermatologist performing for the camera as she operates on sedated patients.

Protecting Yourself from Excessive Force During an Arrest

The majority of Americans know that when a police officer wishes to make an arrest, we should remain as calm as humanly possible and make every attempt to resist arrest.

Injuries Caused by Recalled Vehicles

One of the last thing that a driver imagines happening when they get behind the wheel, start the ignition, pull out into the street and merge onto the highway is to get stuck in cruise control and barrel at top speed into the back of braking tractor trailer.

Charges Stemming from Paintball Fights

In Detroit, paintball enthusiasts began staging mini gun fights and drive-bys with paintball guns, instead of real guns.

Condoms as Instruments of Crime

Under the touted banner of fighting human trafficking, Pennsylvania law enforcement is cracking down on sex workers, and in an unusual way.

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