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Co-Parenting Successfully When Your Parenting Styles Clash

April 6, 2018

Every parent has a unique parenting style. Some are more relaxed than others when it comes to involvement with their children’s personal lives and academics, while others take a more active role, directing their children’s lives and working directly with their children to ensure their expectations are met. Sometimes, drastic parenting style differences drive couples […]

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How Should I Advertise My House or Apartment for Rent?

March 26, 2018

If you currently own a rental property or you plan to buy a property and rent out all or part of it, it is critical that you understand the laws that apply to advertising your unit and screening prospective tenants. It can be quite easy to inadvertently create a discriminatory advertisement for your unit, which […]

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How Should I Respond to an Insubordination Claim?

March 20, 2018

In a workplace setting, employees are expected to follow their supervisors’ orders. They are also expected to treat each other with respect, especially supervisors and others who are in positions of authority. Refusing to follow an order, mocking a supervisor, and other actions that undermine a supervisor’s authority are all acts of insubordination. Issues surrounding […]

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How the New Tax Code will Affect New Alimony Orders

March 14, 2018

In February 2018, President Trump signed the tax plan overhaul into law. This sweeping change eliminated the rules in place that govern how alimony orders are handled from a tax standpoint. These rules have been in place for the last 75 years. Currently, the alimony an individual pays to his or her former spouse is […]

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Marijuana Use and Car Accidents

March 6, 2018

In recent years, a few states have legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. More have legalized it for medicinal use. Like many other drugs, marijuana negatively impacts an individual’s ability to safely operate a vehicle. While individual opinions on marijuana use differ, the facts about how it affects drivers are clear: An individual who drives […]

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Obese Drivers More Likely to Die in Collisions

February 22, 2018

Today, the United States is facing an obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35.7% of American adults – more than one third – are obese. 16.9% of American children and adolescents also fall into this category. Obesity is defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. Having […]

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“The Husband Stitch” and Medical Malpractice

February 13, 2018

Childbirth can be extremely stressful on a mother’s body. Sometimes, a vaginal delivery is only possible with an episiotomy, a cut made to the vagina’s posterior wall. This was once routine for births in the United States, but it has become much less common in recent decades as research has shown it to be more […]

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Understanding Your Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage

February 7, 2018

In most scenarios, the driver who causes a car accident through his or her negligence is liable for any victims’ damages related to the collision. The driver’s automobile insurance pays for these damages if the victims choose to pursue personal injury claims against the negligent driver. When a driver does not have automobile insurance or […]

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How Routine Tire Maintenance can Help Prevent an Accident

February 2, 2018

When you keep your car in good condition, you reap many benefits. One of these is a longer life for your vehicle. Another is a safer vehicle for yourself, your passengers, and others on the roadway. Your tires are your vehicle’s point of contact with the roadway. When your tires are in poor condition, you […]

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What Differentiates an Employee From an Independent Contractor?

January 27, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintains a set of factors that differentiate an employee from an independent contractor. This is an important distinction for a few reasons. One reason is that employees have certain rights that independent contractors do not have, like the right to earn overtime pay and the right to take unpaid leave […]

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