When parents divorce, child custody is one of the most hard-fought, emotionally devastating issues they encounter. It isn’t uncommon for a child to express a preference about living with one parent over the other (often at one parent’s behest), but does that make any...
If your most serious injury in a car crash was to your knee, you might consider yourself lucky. Indeed, you could have suffered a worse fate. However, knee injuries in crashes can have severe, long-term consequences. That’s particularly true if they’re not diagnosed...
You were minding your own business when an officer approached you and started asking questions about what you were doing and why you were there. The next thing you know, you were being frisked for weapons -- and the officer found a marijuana joint inside an Altoids...
Trying to get custody of your children means more than just trying to get them to live with you, but that’s what many people mean when they say they want custody. They assume that the court is going to decide which parent keeps the children in the same way they decide...
Money matters when you divorce. While it should not be your overriding priority, it will make life more challenging if you fail to secure enough. One of the biggest expenses people have is housing. According to the property website Zillow, the average American...
If you were involved in a car crash, one or both knees may have struck the dashboard. That can cause a painful injury to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Because car crashes are a common cause of PCL injuries, it’s even known as a “dashboard injury.” The force...
Living in Valdosta, you want to know that your community is safe. You want to make sure that accidents and injuries are minimized or prevented. That’s why collecting data about traffic collisions, injuries and deaths is so important. The 2020 annual crash report for...
Georgia is a pretty motorcycle-friendly state to live in year-round. On almost any given day, you can take your bike out for a ride along the rolling hills of the countryside. But in the coming weeks, as the summer travel season ramps up, bikers need to be aware of...
People die in accidents all the time. They fall off of ladders, get into car crashes or get hurt when a product like a power tool suddenly malfunctions. Many times, these deaths are tragic but accidental. No one individual or business has direct responsibility for the...
You make an appointment with a local Valdosta divorce attorney. When you tell her you want a divorce and want custody of your children, she asks you what you mean. It might sound like a daft question, but it’s not. Custody is not as simple as it may seem. Under...