Month: October 2019

Divorcing parents have an equal responsibility to support their children financially. Pennsylvania courts use established guidelines to determine the amount of support for parents in this situation.   Review the factors that affect child support for families in the...

Even though dogs are popular family pets, they also seriously injure an alarming number of Americans every single year. In fact, after the roughly 4.5 million dog attacks that occur in the U.S. every year, 800,000 victims require immediate medical treatment. Because...

For many college students, financial aid means the difference between being able to pursue higher education and lacking the funds to do so. If you count yourself among them and a law enforcement officer charges you with a drug-related offense while you are a recipient...

If you face charges of driving under the influence in Pennsylvania, the potential penalties vary depending on the blood alcohol content at the time of the arrest. If convicted, you may receive fines, license suspension, jail time and other legal consequences. General...

From housing and health care coverage to day-to-day expenses like clothing and school supplies, child support payments are an essential part of providing for your child after divorce.  While your original support order may have worked initially, life can change...

Pennsylvania law prohibits texting on a mobile device while operating a moving vehicle. The Keystone State’s laws refer to these personal items as Interactive Wireless Communication Devices. When drivers interact with an IWCD, it may cause a distraction that leads to...

Perhaps you have a drawer full of LEGO blocks you planned to throw away but somehow never did. Now that you are facing the property division phase of your divorce, bring those old blocks out.  Consider them collectibles, along with other, more standard items such as...

Like most of your neighbors, you regularly drive to work and other places without incident. With about 14 motor vehicle accidents happening every hour in the Keystone State, though, you may eventually find yourself in the middle of a serious one.  If you sustain a...

Most of today's commercial trucks rely on air brake systems, which are friction-based and include service brakes, parking brakes, a control pedal and an air storage tank, to slow and stop their trucks. While many within the trucking industry consider these systems...

Without traffic lights, there would be nothing to regulate traffic flow in busy areas, and crashes, injuries and fatalities would increase as a result. Unfortunately, even when traffic signals do exist, a high number of individuals ignore them, and this is why deaths...