Police Chase leads to Crash that Kills 1 and Injures 8

 Posted on July 27, 2013 in Personal Injury

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BUI is just as bad as DUI

 Posted on July 24, 2013 in Personal Injury

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, boating under the influence (BUI) is just as deadly as driving on the road after drinking. A boat operator can actually become impaired more quickly. Alcohol is involved in a third of all recreational boating deaths. Higher temperatures make summer the perfect time for some boating fun. However, it is important to know that using alcohol while operating a boat is illegal. This does not only apply to motorized boats but all boats including canoes and rowboats. It is also more dangerous for boaters because recreational boaters are much less experienced than the average driver on the road. The average boater drives approximately 110 hours on the water per year. Many different factors make the rate of impairment quicker to boaters than drivers such as the motion of the boat, the vibration and the noise of the engine, the sun, the wind, and the spray from the water. The Coast Guard statistics show that over half of the deaths on water are caused from the boat being capsized or the victim falling overboard. There are very stiff penalties for BUI on both state and federal levels. There are a few things that you can do to ensure that your next boating outing is a safe one.

• Bring a wide variety of cool non-alcoholic drinks such as soda, lemonade, and iced tea.

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Two on Motorcycle Die After Hitting Tractor Trailer

 Posted on July 19, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Former Cop Sentenced to Six Years

 Posted on July 16, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Teen Killed in Drag Racing Accident

 Posted on July 13, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Paternity in Illinois

 Posted on July 13, 2013 in Family Law

When a child is born, it is obvious who the mother is because she gives birth. The father, however, could be unknown, depending on the sexual partners that the mother had around the time of conception.

If a single woman is raising a child and a man claims to be the father, he must prove it before anything can be official. Both biological parents must sign the correct forms to make the fatherhood legal. If, when the child is born, the biological parents are not available to sign the forms, the woman’s husband, if available, usually signs the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity form and a Denial of Paternity form is also completed.

If the biological father is missing, there are many forms to complete to fill the void of a father for the child. Depending on the relationship of the parents, different forms, identification and fees are required for this process.

If the parents were married before the child was born and remained married after the birth, the paternity is the simplest, however, every disconnect within the family makes it more complicated. If the parents are not married until after the birth, paternity must be made legal, along with if the parents are never married. It may also be affected if the parents are divorced before the child is born.

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Bike Safety Tips

 Posted on July 08, 2013 in Personal Injury

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Divorce and Facebook

 Posted on July 07, 2013 in Family Law

Social media has become a huge part of our everyday lives, Facebook being just one of its many outlets. But can these sites that let us connect faster with others hurt our marriages? A recent article says yes.

According to the Wall Street Journal’s blog Smart Money, Facebook has been discovered as causing many divorces around the world as well as providing evidence during divorce hearings.

A United Kingdom-based legal firm reported that more than a third of divorce filings contained the word “Facebook,” according to a study they recently conducted.

Here at home, over 80% of divorce attorneys say they’ve noticed an increase in the number of cases using social networking, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

A divorce attorney in Connecticut reported to Smart Money that out of the 15 cases he handles per year in which computer history, texts, and emails are used as evidence, 60% involve Facebook specifically.

K. Jason Kraksy, author of “Facebook and Your Marriage”, says that “Affairs happen with a lightning speed on Facebook.”

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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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