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Why you Need to See a Doctor as Soon as Possible After your Accident
When you are involved in a car accident, you are advised to seek medical attention for your injury as soon as possible. In fact, you are advised to seek medical attention as soon as you can regardless of whether you think you are injured or not, because there is the chance you are suffering… Read More »
Modifying your Alimony Order
In a divorce where one partner can reasonably expect to face financial hardship after exiting the marriage, the court may create an alimony order to ease that partner’s financial difficulty. Although permanent alimony orders are sometimes still issued, the majority of today’s alimony orders last for a specific period of time, generally what the… Read More »
What is Pain and Suffering?
When you read about filing a personal injury claim to seek compensation for accident-related damages, you read about three categories of damages: Medical expenses; Lost wages; and Pain and suffering damages. This final category can be confusing because it is not specific like the others. Unlike damages in the other two categories, pain and… Read More »
Using an Injunction to Protect Yourself
A protective order, also known as an injunction or restraining order, is a court order that requires one individual to cease all contact with another for a specified period of time. Typically, protective orders are used to protect domestic violence victims from facing additional abuse from their former partners. Why Would I Need an… Read More »
Challenges Blended Families Face
Second and subsequent marriages are more likely to end in divorce than first marriages because when divorced individuals remarry, they often have baggage. This baggage can include children from previous relationships and all that comes with raising a child, such as interaction with a former partner, child support payments, and the child’s personal needs…. Read More »
What to Do if you’re Injured in an Accident but Don’t Have Automobile Insurance
In most cases, when an individual is injured in a Florida car accident, he or she can file a PIP claim with his or her own insurance provider to utilize the medical benefits he or she purchased. In Florida, drivers are required to carry at least $10,000 worth of personal injury protection (PIP) coverage…. Read More »
What does PIP Cover?
In Florida, drivers are required to carry personal injury protection (PIP) coverage. This is a portion of the driver’s automobile insurance policy that covers his or her financial damages related to injuries sustained in accidents regardless of which driver was at fault for the accident. This type of insurance is known as “no fault”… Read More »
Time Limits for Florida Annulments
In Florida, the law does not explicitly address annulments. Because of this, there is no time limit or waiting period for a couple who determines their marriage to be invalid to have the marriage annulled, which is not the case in all states. Couples can file annulment paperwork with the court to have their… Read More »
Extending Child Support Beyond Age 18 for Young Adults with Special Needs
Under most circumstances, a Florida parent’s child support obligation ends when the child turns 18. If the child is still in high school on his or her 18th birthday, child support may continue until he or she graduates from high school or turns 19. When a child has a physical or mental disability that… Read More »
How Can I be Injured in a Theme Park?
Florida is home to many theme parks and water parks. Disney World, Universal Studios, and many smaller theme parks make Florida a popular vacation destination for people from around the world. Theme parks are known for being crowded, high-energy, and home to extreme rides that launch, drop, and thrill riders. When reasonable precautions are… Read More »
