When you’re creating a parenting time plan after a divorce, one factor you’ll need to consider is where the children will spend holidays, vacations, and school breaks. These events generally take priority over the regular parenting time schedule, and scheduling them to the benefit of everyone involved takes care and planning….
Obeying traffic laws, driving defensively and avoiding risky behavior behind the wheel may prevent you from causing an auto accident. Unfortunately, these practices may not protect you from becoming the victim of a car accident caused by a careless or reckless driver. For example, you may be driving down the road…
Many medical experts describe traumatic brain injury – mild TBI in particular – as being a “silent epidemic.” Victims often fail to realize that they suffer from the condition. Those around them may miss the signs as well. As a result, many TBI victims go without the medical attention they…
A newborn infant’s death nearly 15 years ago is still causing a fierce legislative battle in Arizona and other states around the country. At issue is whether the continued drug use of a newborn’s mother is tantamount to “child abuse” that would give child protective services workers and law enforcement…
Over the past several years, society has grown accustomed to having most of the words we say and movements we make on a daily basis recorded – often without our consent. Certain situations, however, demand that we enjoy a high level of privacy. One example of such a situation is…
A conservatorship is a protective proceeding initiated in the Probate Division of a local Superior Court to protect, or “conserve,” the funds and other assets of an incapacitated adult or a minor and to ensure that a person’s financial obligations are being met. The creation of a conservatorship may be…
Whether you heading north on I-17 or cruising along on I-10, the odds are that you will be sharing the road with numerous tractor-trailers. Unfortunately, when the number of tractor-trailers on the roads increases, so does one’s risk of getting into a car accident involving a truck. According to a report…
’Tis the season for gift-giving, family get-togethers and holiday parties – and alcohol may flow freely at many of these gatherings. This, in part, explains why drunk driving-related car accidents tend to increase around the holiday season. In some states, “social host liability” laws impose legal responsibility on individuals or entities…
As attorneys who work closely with the victims of car accidents in Phoenix and throughout Arizona, we urge drivers to be safe this holiday season. After all, this should be a time for celebration with family and friends and not a time to be dealing with the serious and often tragic…
Given that November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, now is a particularly good time to think more carefully about the risks of nursing home abuse and how it can impact patients with this progressive illness. If you have a parent or loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or…
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