Does the Length of Your Marriage Affect Your Eligibility for Spousal Support? Though it's less common than it used to be, alimony or spousal support/maintenance may still be available as an element of a divorce decree. The rules governing alimony ... [Read more...]
Understanding Primary Custody—Requirements and Benefits
What Is Primary Custody? How Do You Get Primary Custody? Can You Change Primary Custody? If you are considering or involved in a divorce proceeding, and there are still minor children living in the marital home, one of the key issues to resolve is ... [Read more...]
What Is a Class C Misdemeanor?
What Are Misdemeanor Classifications? What Are the Penalties? As a general rule, most criminal acts are identified as either misdemeanors or felonies (some lesser offenses may be characterized as "infractions"). Misdemeanors are typically further ... [Read more...]
Pleading the 5th – Pros and Cons
What Does It Mean to "Plead the 5th"? When Should You Exercise the Right? If you've watched any movie or television show involving a criminal trial, you've likely heard one of the characters—either a witness, defendant, or attorney—"plead the 5th." ... [Read more...]
The Constitutional Protection Against Self-Incrimination
What Does "Self-Incriminate" Mean? When Can You Exercise Your 5th Amendment Rights? The language of the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution affords a number of rights to every U.S. citizen, including the right not to be "compelled in any ... [Read more...]
Understanding Criminal Negligence
How Does It Differ from Civil Negligence? In the American criminal justice system, a criminal conviction requires the prosecution to show that both a guilty mind (mens rea), and a guilty act (actus reus). In most instances, the frame of mind that ... [Read more...]
Common Causes of a Car Crash
Factors Often Involved in Motor Vehicle Accidents According to data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are more than 6 million car crashes in the United States every year—an average of about one per ... [Read more...]
Things to Know When Considering Divorce – How Alimony Works
What Factors Are Involved? | How the Court Determines the Amount Though it's less common than it was generations ago, alimony (also known as spousal support or spousal maintenance) can still be ordered by a court as part of the divorce process. The ... [Read more...]
The Dos and Don’ts of Winning a Custody Battle
Taking the Right Steps to Get the Outcome You Want in a Custody Dispute Whether you're currently going through the divorce process or your divorce is already final, if there are minor children from the marriage, there's a potential for disagreement ... [Read more...]
Interview with Personal Injury Attorney Lawrence G. Metzger
Recently, GetLegal sat down with Attorney Lawrence G. Metzger of the Philadelphia personal injury law practice of Metzger & Kleiner. A graduate of the Temple University School of Law, Mr. Metzger attended the Wharton School at the University of ... [Read more...]