Teen Driving Safety

 Posted on July 04, 2013 in Personal Injury

Although parenting may be tricky when kids are young with spanking, timeouts, and groundings, it only gets more complicated when the kids turn into teenagers, then go to high school and get their drivers licenses. It is more important at that point more than ever for parents to teach their kids how to be responsible and safe. Even before kids are old enough to get behind the wheel, it is important for parents to model good driving behaviors, which will influence the kids when they do have control of a car. In addition, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association suggests that parents spell out the rules of the road for their teens when they are getting ready to take the wheel. Suggested rules from the NHSTA include: No Alcohol

• Even though drivers age 15-20 cannot legally buy or possess alcohol, they have a much higher risk of being involved in a traffic accident caused by alcohol than older adults. The NHTSA reported that about 25 percent of teenage drivers killed in crashes in the last 5 years involved underage drivers with a BAC of 0.01 or higher.

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Man Dies in Grisly Motorcycle Crash

 Posted on June 29, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Dividing Assets During Divorce

 Posted on June 27, 2013 in Family Law

As if the emotional and familial fall-out from divorce wasn’t enough, there’s also the issue of what to do with all your things when you decide to split. For a couple that’s been together for several years, this can be a complicated process. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “first marriages that end in divorce last about 8 years, on average.” This is plenty of time to accumulate enough stuff to make the thought of ever having to divide it all rather daunting. And it’s not just the actual possessions in your home that will have to be considered—dividing assets includes “houses, rental property, retirement and pension plans, stock options, restricted stock, deferred compensation, brokerage accounts, closely-held businesses, professional practices and licenses, etc.,” according to the Huffington Post. If your divorce isn’t amiable—which, let’s face it, they rarely are—this can be an even more complicated process.

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Child Injured in Hit-and-Run

 Posted on June 26, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Children of Divorce More Likely to Become Smokers?

 Posted on June 21, 2013 in Family Law

According to a recent article, a study has concluded that children of divorced parents are more likely to become smokers later on in life than those of married parents.

After a divorce, children cling on to many things, such as blankets or stuffed animals, that they view as security objects.  These items can often serve as coping mechanisms for stressful times.  It is true; however, that sometimes these children continue to look for that security and reassurance into adulthood.

Research conducted at the University of Toronto found that people whose parents had divorced when they were children were much more likely to become smokers as adults.  That being said, they were not able to directly prove that the cigarettes are used as adult coping methods or security objects, like the stuffed animals that were mentioned before.

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Illinois Workers' Compensation Law Basics

 Posted on June 20, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Accident Procedures for Illinois

 Posted on June 16, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Family of Drown Boy Seeks Compensation from Park District

 Posted on June 12, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Domestic Violence in Illinois

 Posted on June 12, 2013 in Family Law

People get divorced for various reasons, from growing apart from your spouse to having an affair. Regardless of the reason for the divorce, one spouse has to suggest the divorce without fear of a violent reaction. Sometimes, though, when someone is being abused by their spouse and they want out of the relationship, they are too afraid to suggest it.

According to the Illinois State Police, 40% of total murders of women are women killed by their husbands. These are women who are more afraid to attempt at escaping their relationship than they are of the abuse they face if they stay in the relationship.

The Illinois State Police also reported that there is no particular race or socioeconomic level at which abuse of women is more common, it happens every day to women of all types. If you think that you are alone because you are of a certain economic level that is less abusive, or another group that is less abusive, you are wrong. It happens to everyone and you should not be embarrassed about it, there are other women just like you.

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Car Insurance Minimum Raised in Illinois

 Posted on June 08, 2013 in Personal Injury

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