The issue of child custody is a contentious one, as both parents going through a divorce tend to want to maintain significant contact with their children. Unlike assets such as finances and some marital property, children cannot be split in half, and this can present a problem in more acrimonious divorces. New York State strives […]
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What to Expect When Selling Your Home Moving forward in life often involves letting go of the past, and this is easier to accomplish with some aspects than with others. Selling your home is a particularly tricky matter, as you must take a three-pronged approach to this challenge: you must find a new place to […]
Seeking Workers’ Compensation? Here Are 7 Facts You Should Know. All Western New Yorkers know that our vital roles in the workforce are what propel our great state forward every single day. Educators, construction workers, nurses, chefs, clerks, engineers, and those in all other professions provide the solid foundation upon which our society is built. As […]
Questions You Need to Ask Your Workers’ Compensation Attorney Sustaining an injury is never a part of any job description. But workplace injuries happen. Most unfortunately, those who suffer injuries or develop chronic illnesses at the workplace stand to lose a considerable portion or all of their income. Additionally, their health and well-being suffers. Furthermore, […]
When it comes to the unfortunate fact of human mortality, it’s easy to say, “I’ll cross that bridge when I get there.” This might be the right attitude. Enjoy life – aside from treating your mind, your body, and your loved ones well, there’s little you can do to affect those final moments. When you […]
Learn More About Workers’ Compensation Claims in Buffalo, NY Getting sick or hurt is sufficiently unpleasant. Throw in the strain of filing a workers’ comp claim, a dash of income loss and a sprig or two of growing medical bills and voila…pandemonium! One of Ben Franklin’s pithier aphorisms compares the impermanence of suffering to the […]
Having a family is the most wonderful and fulfilling part of an individual’s life. However, families sometimes break up, and when they do, it usually involves the courts and can the process can be contentious. Children are the glue that hold families together. When those families break up into smaller units, the children are the […]
There are many legal documents you can use to create your estate plan. Far too many people, however, think their estate planning work is done after writing a will. This is unwise, however: a will may be the central document of an estate plan, but it doesn’t cover everything. Some of the more common documents […]
The current U.S. laws governing compensation for people injured while at work grew out of 19th century labor reforms. During the Industrial Revolution, millions of people took on dangerous occupations. When they were injured at work, they generally had a choice of continuing to work through their injuries, or losing their jobs. Too poor to […]
Even the most amicable divorces will be stressful. If you’re thinking about getting a divorce, you know that you’re going to be spending a lot of money, dividing your assets down to the last knick-knack, and worrying constantly about your children, if you have any. The worst part of it is, you’re going through it […]