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Understanding the bankruptcy means test
Many residents in Kentucky find themselves struggling to make ends meet every month and to keep up on all of their bills. When evaluating their options, they may consider filing for bankruptcy. When deciding whether or not to file bankruptcy, a person may need to...
What is the fracture triangle?
Your likelihood of a fracture due to a fall depends on three primary components. Each of these components makes up a leg of the Fracture Triangle. The three components are fragility of your bones, the fall itself and the force and direction of the fall. If you can...
Do you face a gray bankruptcy?
Gray bankruptcy refers to bankruptcies filed by senior citizens, i.e., those over the age of 65. The New York Times reports that bankruptcies filed by people in this age demographic have increased from 2.1% of overall bankruptcies in 1991 to 12.2% in 2018. If you fit...
What factors influence child custody in Kentucky?
Kentucky passed a law in 2018 mandating default joint child custody except when one parent has a domestic violence history. In cases where both parents have the ability to care for and nurture their minor children, each will share physical parenting time as well as...
Reviewing examples of marital property
For those getting a divorce, there are many factors to consider, such as child custody and simply adjusting to life after ending a marriage. However, the financial side of divorce is especially hard for many people and property division requires careful consideration....
What can affect the accuracy of a breath test?
Many drivers have gone through a situation where a police officer has pulled them over on suspicion of DUI and requested that they breathe into a breathalyzer. If you are dealing with your own DUI case, you may believe a breathalyzer reading is the final word in your...
Does lower back pain appear later after an injury?
Whether it happens at work, or because of a fall, or from a car accident, some people suffer an injury to their lower back. Some lower back injuries can be very painful. However, there are lower back injuries that do not produce immediate pain. This can create a false...
Does my divorce affect the firm I partner in?
If you are getting a divorce, you might wonder what effect, if any, this has on the business you became a partner in. Does this count as an asset your future ex-spouse may gain rights to in a divorce or is it off limits? Unfortunately, unless there was a legitimate...
Consequences of not disclosing all assets when filing bankruptcy
When you file for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy, you must list all of your assets and debts. This is so that the court can then decide which assets to liquidate in order to pay off the largest amount of debt possible. Unfortunately, you have no control over the...
Should you hire an SSDI lawyer for appeals?
You applied for Social Security disability benefits and received a denial. Though a denial may feel like added insult to injury, Debt.org urges you to not take it personally. According to the site, the Social Security Administration denies approximately 67% of all...
