Author: Elizabeth

You were the best of friends, and then one day, you became more and decided you could also be the perfect couple – and you were until you found yourself going in different directions and with strongly opposing viewpoints on almost everything. Although it was difficult to admit it, you both found yourselves coming to the conclusion you needed an uncontested divorce because you were better as friends than as a couple. Here are a few steps you may want to take before the divorce.

1. Talk About Assets

Your lives have become very intertwined, so you need to discuss the distribution of assets. Who gets the house, the retirement accounts, the dog, the kids, the cars – talk about everything. Find an uncontested divorce Tampa lawyer to help you remember everything you need to talk about.

2. Discuss the Future

One thing divorcing couples forget to discuss is what …

It happens more than you know – divorcing couples squabbling over everything in their marriage. It could be the need to win the battle, maybe it is residual feelings of anger, or perhaps it is true hatred, but some of the failing marriages can end in an explosion of problems that require protection of one of the parties from the other. If you are experiencing a marriage with hostility that makes you feel unsafe, here are some things you can do to protect yourself and your children.

Take Action

Call the police if you find yourself in a hostile environment so that the problem is documented. If you don’t have a police report as proof of the problem, it can be a difficult situation for the courts as they try to decide between a ‘he said, she said’ situation. Also, if the police find you are in a position that …

Certain professions have a higher risk of becoming injured at work than others. However, all jobs carry some risk for injury including repetitive task injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. After filing a workers’ compensation claim, you have been denied care. What do you do now?

Help

The first thing you may want to do is contact a Portland workers compensation attorney. They can provide you with professional legal help to appeal your case. They can also tell you why the claim was denied in the first place. Dealing with the insurance company or your employer over the case can be stressful and prevent you from healing the way you need to. A judge through the state workers’ compensation board or the labor department hears the appeals case and makes a decision. Often denials have greater success rate during the appeals process when an attorney is used.

Appeal

Whether …