Going through a divorce is not only stressful – it can also be an expensive process if you aren’t careful. If you have limited finances as it is, making sure that you can handle the attorney’s fees is just another part of the divorce that you have to try to manage. Here are four tips when it comes to getting through a divorce on a budget. 1. Work Out Payments With Your Divorce Attorney Read More»
If you believe you were a victim of medical malpractice, you may have the right to sue the doctor, staff, or medical facility responsible for the malpractice. The problem is knowing whether or not you have a case. Medical malpractice cases can be more challenging than other branches of personal injury law, but you may still be able to win your case. Before you seek advice from an attorney, you may want to learn about three main challenges faced with medical malpractice cases. Read More»
Everything seemed to be going fine with your bankruptcy until you received a notice that there was an adversary proceeding against you. What does this mean? Will it stop your bankruptcy from proceeding altogether? Who filed the adversary proceeding? Adversary proceedings are lawsuits related to your bankruptcy, but separate. Anyone involved in the bankruptcy can file an adversary proceeding, even you. However, since the adversary proceeding was filed against you, it is either one of your creditors or the bankruptcy trustee that’s filed it. Read More»
If you have concerns about paying your utility bills on time, you likely wonder how you could stop a possible shutoff. Since utilities count as unsecured debts, you are allowed to list them on a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, which allows you to dismiss unsecured debts by selling assets through a trustee. Depending on where you live, utilities commonly include water, gas, power, and sewage. Here are some tips for using bankruptcy to avoid utility shutoffs. Read More»
A restraining order is useful in keeping an abusive and violent person away from his or her potential victim. However, just like other legal provisions, there is potential for its abuse. Therefore, if your partner (or any other person) is seeking a restraining order against you, then you should be on the lookout for its abuse. Here are three ways in which a person may abuse a restraining order: Using False Information to Get the Order Read More»