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New Kentucky DUI law increases driver penalties for first offense
As of July 1, if you are arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving in northern Kentucky, you will have a harder time getting your driver's license back. Changes to the state DUI law have enhanced the length of a driver's license suspension for a first offense by...
How are military pensions handled in divorce?
For many couples, dividing retirement accounts can be one of the most stressful aspects of divorce. After all, your future financial health often depends on this savings. Dividing retirement savings for military spouses involves an additional challenge: dividing...
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...
