Its Benefits and Why Some Corporations Try to Prevent It In our work, most of us look for something that rewards our efforts and doesn’t put us in danger. Though many employers understand the key role their employees play in their success, far too ... [Read more...]
Expunging or Sealing a Criminal Record
The Legal Process for Limiting or Preventing Access to Your Juvenile Records It’s well-documented that our brains do not fully mature until we are in our mid-20s. As a consequence, we may engage in behaviors without fully considering all the ... [Read more...]
Alternatives to Juvenile Detention
Why Incarceration Is Generally Ineffective in Juvenile Cases According to data collected by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), almost 60,000 minors are confined in jails and other detention facilities across the United States on any given ... [Read more...]
What Happens When a Juvenile Is Arrested?
How Does the Process Differ from the Treatment of Adults in the Criminal Justice System? In every state, there's a separate court system and process for addressing acts of minors that violate the law. Juvenile courts have jurisdiction over minors, ... [Read more...]
What Is the Difference Between Custody and Visitation?
What Are the Different Types of Custody? What Options Are Available for Visitation? During a divorce, one of the most important issues is where any minor children will live and how they'll spend time with both parents. Typically, both parents wish ... [Read more...]
How to Collect Child Support from an Ex Who Won’t Pay
What Tools Are Available to Enforce Payment of Child Support? When you are the custodial parent of minor children of a divorce, you have the right to collect child support from your ex. According to national studies, though, about one in every four ... [Read more...]
What Is Collaborative Divorce?
How Does It Differ from Traditional Divorce Proceedings? What Are the Benefits of Collaborative Divorce? Your marriage isn't working and it's clear that it's in everyone's best interests to get a divorce. But you don't want or need a highly ... [Read more...]
Sexual Assault vs. Sexual Abuse vs. Sexual Harassment
Distinguishing the Differences in Sexual Wrongdoing Though there seems to be a new report of some sexual impropriety in the news on an almost daily basis, our culture seems to still have a serious problem with sexual wrongdoing. The terms sexual ... [Read more...]
Maintaining a Trademark
Keeping Your Trademark Protection in Force The trademark process can be complex and time-consuming, with most applicants waiting 12-to-18 months to have their mark granted. It's important to understand, though, that you won't have the exclusive ... [Read more...]
How Does a Person Qualify for Asylum in the United States?
What Is Asylum? What Are the Requirements to Be Granted Asylum? On September 14, 2022, two airplanes landed on Martha's Vineyard, the island off the coast of mainland Massachusetts. The passengers, who came from Texas via Florida, were undocumented ... [Read more...]