Recent Blog Posts
What a Drug Conviction Could Mean for Your Future
Many people underestimate what a drug conviction could mean for their future. A lot of people only think about the short-term consequences of a conviction, such as a few nights spent in jail, a small fine, or a year on probation. These legal penalties don’t seem like the end of the world, right? For… Read More »
Post-Bankruptcy Tips
Life after bankruptcy is meant to be a fresh start for those who found themselves in a dire financial situation. It’s important that once the bankruptcy is officially behind you, you take appropriate steps to ensure that you don’t end up in a similar situation again. Here are a few quick tips that will… Read More »
Types of Child Custody in Indiana
Parents who share children together—whether they are married or not—will need to decide upon a custody arrangement should they decide to part ways. It is not a requirement for the parents to disclose their agreement with the courts, but if they are unable to come to a reasonable understanding, then the family law court… Read More »
How to Handle a DUI Traffic Stop
Driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is illegal and puts each and every person you encounter at risk of injury or death. With that being said, it’s not illegal for a responsible person to consume an alcoholic beverage and then drive, as long as his or her blood alcohol content (BAC) does not… Read More »
Reasons to File Bankruptcy
Deciding whether to declare bankruptcy will be one of the most important and impactful choices you make in your financial life. You can expect having a bankruptcy on your credit score to have a negative effect on your ability to be approved for a mortgage, car loan, or future credit card, but filing bankruptcy… Read More »
Can Mental Illness Impact Your Custody Battle?
Consider this: in any given year, a quarter of Americans qualify for a diagnosis of mental illness. For some, this is a passing bout of depression, while for others mental illness is a serious, lifelong experience that can impact their ability to hold a job or participate in the community. But regardless of an… Read More »
Talking To Your Teens About Statutory Rape
It’s a common story, a modern Romeo and Juliet tale, if you will. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy ends up in jail because he was legally too old to have sex with girl. Boy’s life is ruined, he is placed on the sex offender registry, and girl is devastated…. Read More »
How to Get a Restraining Order: 4 Tips
If you’ve ever dealt with a stalker or the threat of physical harm from someone, you might have considered seeking a restraining order. But do you know what it takes to execute a legal no-contact order or order of protection, as they’re also called? It’s not as easy as popular culture might make it… Read More »
Making Sense Of Post-Nuptial Agreements
In the U.S., we’re familiar with prenuptial agreements … at least, we’ve heard about them often enough. We speculate over what celebrities have addressed in their pre-nups and sometimes we sign them ourselves. Even millennials are jumping on the pre-nup bandwagon. But what happens if you skipped the premarital agreement and later decide that… Read More »
Rethinking Custody: When Divorce Includes a Disabled Child
Some people believe that parents of disabled children divorce more often than other parents. It’s a myth, but, as happens in any kind of marriage, divorces happen. What happens when parents have to make the decision about custody of their disabled child? In most divorce cases, the judge will award joint physical custody, but… Read More »