Americans are consuming more meals outside the home than ever before, with many families now eating out an average of five times or more per week. These restaurant excursions can serve as a bonding family ritual, fun date activity, or a bit of convenience in a busy schedule. However, you may sometimes find yourself bringing more home from your meal than just a to-go container. You may be able to write off mild food poisoning as an unpleasant experience that will force you to be more cautious; however, if you incurred medical bills or lost wages as a result of your food-borne illness, you may want compensation.
If you're in a minor motorcycle accident, you may think that your injuries aren't bad enough to seek medical attention. But that can be the worst thing you can do, especially if you didn't wear a helmet at the time. Even minor injuries, such as a tiny bump on the head, can lead to dangerous health problems like a concussion. In addition, you may lose your chance to seek compensation for your injuries in the future.
No one likes giving up their stuff. So it's not surprising that people will hide assets during divorce to avoid giving them to or sharing them with soon-to-be ex-spouses. Sometimes people hide assets so well, the cheated spouses don't find out about them until after the divorce has been settled. Luckily, there are two avenues of recourse for recovering the value of those hidden assets.
Reopen the Divorce Case
Once a divorce case is finalized, the matter is closed forever.
Supervised visitation may not be ideal, but it's important to do it for you and your child. Supervised visitation is usually temporary. Depending on why your visitations are supervised, the visits may become unsupervised once you have proved to the courts that you can be responsible during the visits with your children. If you have supervised visitations and they either aren't going well or you haven't begun them yet, here are some tips for making the most out of the experience.
It's every driver's worst nightmare -- having a pedestrian suddenly appear in front of you when you're going too fast to avoid a hit. Striking a pedestrian can have a variety of consequences, depending on your actions just before the collision. Fortunately, there are a few things you may be able to do to protect yourself from severe liability. Read on to learn more about the criminal, civil, and financial penalties you could face if you hit a pedestrian with your car.