Adoption 101: The Legal Fundamentals

• Who Pays for Damages If a Hacked Car Causes an Accident?

  13 October 2016

  With each passing year, many companies are getting into the industry of autonomous cars. This is good news because technology cannot be held back, and these cars do have a role to play in the society. However, with new technology come new risks that must be addressed. For example, autonomous cars are susceptible to hacking, which comes with related disastrous dangers. The Background: Plausibility In 2016, a group of white-hat hackers hacked into a Tesla Model S car and managed to unlock the cars (without a key fob) and activate the brakes to stop the car.

• Recovering Your Losses After A Broken Engagement

  13 October 2016

  Breaking up while engaged is easier than divorce, from a legal perspective, but it can be just as devastating from an emotional and financial standpoint. If your ex-fiancé has recently called off your wedding and left you saddled with the bills, you may be wondering about possible legal action to recover at least some of your losses. Although this area of law is inevitably murky and case-dependent, you may have grounds to explore a personal injury case against your ex-fiancé.

• Using Profanity Can Harm Your Children And Your Custody Case, Too

  13 October 2016

  Do you know that swearing or cursing at your children can derail your custody battle? This is because cursing at your children may be viewed as a form of child abuse. This is true whether you are using the words in electronic media (such as emails) or verbal communication. Swearing Explained In this context, swearing is the use of offensive language. Some swear words are nearly universal while others are peculiar to different regions.

• 3 Things To Know If You Just Received A Probation Sentence

  13 October 2016

  Getting convicted of a crime that results in having to serve a probation sentence can be a good ending to a case, if you had expected to get a worse punishment, but it is also something you must take very seriously. Probation is used as a punishment for many crimes, and it is used to serve several purposes. Here are three things you should understand about probation if the court recently ordered this for you.

• 2 Ways That A Trust Lawyer Can Help You

  6 September 2016

  One of the most useful resources at your disposal when you are trying to plan out how your estate will be distributed once you pass on is a trust lawyer, mostly because he or she can help you with the creation and selection of trust funds. Listed below are two ways that a trust lawyer can help you out.  Helps You Choose The Right Trust Type One of the biggest ways in which a trust lawyer can assist you is by helping you to determine which type of trust would be most appropriate for your needs and goals.