Dividing debts in divorce can be straightforward. Maybe you have joint accounts, such as a mortgage loan or a credit card account. You are both responsible for the debt, so it gets divided along with your assets. In most cases, both people will be responsible…
Divorcing as a parent is hard enough without any added stress or pressure. Unfortunately, those living with a disability can have added challenges in seeking child custody rights in a divorce. For example, a parent with quadriplegia may feel great pressure to prove their parental…
Sharing the road with trucks and large commercial vehicles can feel intimidating. It’s easy to feel dwarfed by their sheer size, especially on freeways where you’re surrounded by them while traveling at high speeds. As a resident of New Mexico, you’ll know how the weather…
Divorce is often inspired by a single event. The most common example of this is an extramarital affair. When the other partner learns about the affair, there’s a very good chance that they are going to file for divorce, even if they did not previously…
It takes courage to stand up to your employer when something is not right. Whistleblower cases often come about when guidelines are ignored, clear violations take place and employee concerns rejected. In the most egregious cases, those alarmed employees even lose their jobs. Such scenarios…
Navigating a divorce is overwhelming on all levels – financially, emotionally and even spiritually. Once you have resolved to end your marriage, you will have an additional number of hard decisions to make. One of these is whether you should continue living together while working…
Most car wrecks are completely preventable. In fact, studies show that well over 90 percent of car accidents are at least in part attributable to human error. When a road user’s reckless or unlawful intentions lead to an accident, they are deemed to be at…
Despite significantly improved awareness of hostile work environments, sexual harassment continues to plague employees. Detailed and strongly worded policies can make a difference in employee relations, workplace dynamics, and a company’s image and reputation. Alarming stats Statistics reveal that 54 percent of women have experienced…
There’s been an interesting trend in fatal car accidents lately. To start with, historical context is important. There was an initial rise in fatal accidents as cars became more popular, but it began to drop in the 1970s. That’s when many safety standards were implemented,…
People often have an unnecessarily narrow internal definition of sexual harassment. They imagine a man in a managerial position misusing his authority to take advantage of or bully a woman in a subordinate position. That is certainly one of the more common sexual harassment scenarios,…
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