It's back to school time and for divorced parents the transition from summer to fall can be extremely difficult. Preparing children for school from two different households presents unique challenges such as: - Who will pay for school costs? - Which parent does the school contact if there is a problem? - Who will chaperone the field trips or volunteer in the classroom? - What school activities will the children be involved in? To overcome these challenges, parents need to work together and become effective co-parents. Here are some tips to make back to school time ...

Making the decision to entrust the care of a loved one to a nursing home can be fraught with emotion and overwhelming concern for his or her continued well-being. As the American population ages and life expectancies increase, the need for permanent assistance to care for parents and grandparents has risen. Since more and more families are looking to nursing homes to care for their loved ones, new tools are emerging to ensure families are able to make educated decisions about the facility they choose. Most recently, a new online tool was created to allow families to ...

If cars could sense a potential accident risk and alert drivers before a crash occurs, would this help to prevent more motor vehicle accidents? Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute recently launched a study to answer just this question. They will track almost 3,000 drivers with wireless transmitters in their cars, and some with receivers and audio warning systems. The test is to see how these devices help drivers avoid collisions during real-world scenarios. Although the most recent motor vehicle statistics published by the National ...

As a parent, one of the most terrifying prospects is being unable to prevent your child from being injured or harmed. Despite parents' best efforts, though, some incidents occur too quickly for them to be able to step in to protect their children. Dog bites and attacks, which occur with some amount of regularity in the U.S., are one example of this type of incident. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 4.7 million people are victims of dog bites each year in the U.S. Consequently, it is wise for parents to discuss safety tips with their ...

In Texas, marijuana offenses are classified differently than the four other drug classes in the criminal code. Depending on the amount of marijuana in possession, prosecutors in Texas can charge accused individuals with a Class B misdemeanor all the way up to a second-degree felony. How Texas Defines Marijuana Possession In Texas, a person must "knowingly and intentionally" possess a useable quantity of marijuana to be accused of an offense. This means that those charged with marijuana possession may be able to prove their innocence by providing evidence ...

"Drive Friendly, Drive Safe." This past summer, the Texas Department of Transportation enhanced its former motto "drive friendly" to add an additional official emphasis on safe driving in its ongoing effort to bring down the number of motor-vehicle accidents and fatalities in the state. In its campaign, TxDOT specifically hopes to raise awareness of important driving behaviors that impact road safety including: - The need for drivers to be particularly alert for pedestrians and bicyclists - The importance for motorists to be careful in highway ...

For immigrants in the United States who are concerned about deportation and removal, recent news regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is a welcome development. While Congress has never managed to pass the DREAM Act, the current administration has taken executive action to implement a new policy that benefits young immigrants who moved to the U.S. when they were children. DACA began on August 15, 2012, as an answer to Congressional lethargy on immigration reform and its repeated failure to pass the DREAM Act. The administrative policy reform ...

Dividing complex property during divorce -- such as businesses and stock interests -- can be challenging. There are many factors to consider, such as the past, current and future value of the property, the economic value of intangible assets and the challenges that owning the property can pose. This last concern is one that many people going through a Texas divorce do not fully consider. How can you ensure that the assets you receive will not become a nuisance in the future? One example of property that must be handled carefully during divorce is stock interests; namely, ...

There is no question that distracted driving is a major problem, both in Virginia and throughout the United States. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving accidents killed 3,000 people and injured another 419,000 in 2010 alone. The risk of a serious car accident is especially high when a motorist decides to send or read text messages while driving. Indeed, a 2009 study by researchers at Virginia Tech showed that texting while driving makes a driver 23 times more likely to become involved in an accident. That same study found ...

When a couple is going through a divorce, it is not uncommon for many complicated issues to arise. Child custody and property division are just a few of the challenges that can make a divorce more contentious, leading to lengthy and expensive court battles. Often, this can take a serious emotional toll on all parties, leading to people making bad decisions just to finalize the divorce. West Virginia, like many other states, calls for an equitable division of marital property as part of a divorce. This means that whatever property division that is ultimately determined ...

A study published this summer in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that one in five new nursing home residents fall in their first month of residency. Many of these accidents are preventable, caused by negligence on the part of the nursing home or its staff. The New Nursing Home Fall Study Researchers found that 21 percent of 230,000 residents studied had experienced at least one fall within the first 30 days of their admittance to one of the 10,000 nursing homes included in the data. The study concluded that hiring more staff, especially certified ...

A recent report from the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders that promotes the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, details the extensive benefits that the U.S. economy gains from businesses owned by immigrants. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who co-founded the group, has called for extensions of visa laws to minimize obstacles for everyone from highly educated medical and technical workers to low-wage and seasonal farm laborers and allow them to more easily participate in the U.S. economy. The ...

In the heat of a nasty divorce, it may be tempting to let off some steam by trashing your soon-to-be ex-spouse on Facebook or Twitter. You might call him "a deadbeat dad" or her "a drunk." Sure it felt good in the moment and got a few laughs from your friends, but what will the judge handling your divorce think? Even harmless posts about a boys' night out or vacation photos may be used against you as social media is playing a starring role in divorce cases throughout the country. In a 2010 survey of members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, ...

Self-driving cars may be on the horizon for ordinary California drivers -- a dramatic change that could prevent motor vehicle accidents and make exhausting daily commutes more efficient. But before drivers switch to the "passenger" seat, governments and courts will likely need to grapple with legal issues, including liability for car accidents involving autonomous cars. Autonomous Cars Are Already In Development With refinements and advancements in technology, auto experts say that self-driving vehicles could safely navigate California roads within a matter ...

The changing leaves and earlier sunset let us know that fall is approaching even if the thermometer is still reading hot, hot, hot! But North Fulton Pest Solutions knows that summer can become winter in what seems like the blink of an eye. The wildlife that you enjoyed watching all summer knows it too. As the weather gets cooler, squirrels, raccoons, opossums and more will be looking for a nice warm place to spend the winter and your home might be inviting them in. Atlanta exterminators North Fulton Pest Solutions can help keep them where they belong: in the great outdoors. Wildlife ...

Glasses retailer America's Best wants you to make sure that you can see during all of the fun and festivities on Halloween night. Seeing in the dark is difficult for everyone, but those that already have vision problems need to be extra careful. There is no need to miss out of the fun of Halloween, but you need to make sure that before you head out you take a couple of precautions to ensure that you will be able to see the spooky revelry. For trick-or-treating, the most basic way to make sure you see where you are going is also an important safety rule: bring ...

EchoSpan has noticed a trend in 360-degree feedback: employers are tailoring their employee performance evaluations more than ever before in hope of making the employee development system even more useful. At the same time, ever-lengthening reviews gradually become less palatable for respondents and decrease response rates. Questionnaires are expanding, by one or two questions per year, and though they increasingly include much more targeted information, designed to specifically look at tasks related to the employee's job description, lengthy questionnaires are not ...

4t Networks encourages Texas companies to prepare themselves for hurricane season with a disaster recovery and backup plan. 4t Networks' disaster recovery plan transfers your VMware virtual machines, over a virtual private network, to the cloud. This way, no matter the damage done by a hurricane, replicas will be waiting for you so you can get back to business with as little delay as possible. Though many disaster recovery solutions can seem overwhelmingly complicated, 4t Networks strives for simplification, so that the service you get is as user friendly and comprehendible ...

McCart Insurance understands the benefits of participating in team sports and other sports while in school. Actively participating in sports can lead to healthier exercise habits as adults, learning how to be more cooperative and learning to live up to a commitment you've made. After all, getting to practice every day is a big commitment. But they also know that participating in any sport without a pre-participation physical can be careless or even dangerous. Sports physicals are necessary to make sure your child is healthy enough to compete and as a good check up on ...

The Tampa bankruptcy attorneys at Clark & Washington hate to see people losing their homes, but in June, 8,849 homes in Tampa were subject to foreclosure. The Tampa bankruptcy law firm understands how hard you worked to buy your home in the first place. Whatever the change in circumstances that led to the brink of foreclosure, filing for bankruptcy protection may be a way to keep your house. Tampa bankruptcy law offers a variety of options that can help home owners avoid foreclosure. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan may help lower mortgage payments to an affordable ...

Not every Atlanta bankruptcy attorney would be willing to fight its clients case all the way to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, but Clark & Washington did. The Atlanta bankruptcy firm fought the case through two decisions against their client, finally winning the circuit court ruling that secures better bankruptcy options for home owners devastated by the collapse of the housing market. The company's client, Ms. Lorraine McNeal had two mortgages on her home, one for $176,413 and a second mortgage for $44,444, when the value of her home plummeted to $141,416. ...

Plumb Xpress Plumbing and Drain understands that when a utility bill is unexpectedly high it can mess up the family budget. Generally, if it's the water bill that is unusually high, calling an Atlanta plumber to check your plumbing system can end up saving you money in the long run. A plumbing inspection and subsequent repair can prevent future big bills and can sometimes result in a rebate from your water company. Atlanta plumbers Plumb Xpress can conduct a leak detection inspection to help you find the leak. Then, they offer guaranteed estimates and usually can repair ...

Neopost Limited announced today that improving productivity in your mailroom is about more than just the right piece of equipment in the right place. Mail processes are repetitive and have considerable scope for human error, so it is important to provide specialist furniture and space planning to ensure staff can operate effectively during peak periods. The positioning and design of tables, benches, sorting units and mailing equipment is critical for process efficiency and staff productivity. Installing the right mailroom furniture is not just a question of optimising workflows; ...

AAMI, the leading national car insurer, has made making an insurance claim even quicker and easier with the launch of the new AAMI Claim Assist app. The AAMI Claim Assist app lets AAMI car insurance customers collect the information needed from the scene of the accident, and then send it directly to AAMI. Reuben Aitchison, AAMI spokesperson, said that the app is designed to ease the stress of one of life's tough moments. "Getting in to a car crash is, hopefully, a rare event for most of us. The Claim Assist app helps people capture what happened at the scene ...

California recently enacted legislation creating guidelines and regulations for self-driving cars. Proponents of automated cars hope those regulations will eventually allow motor vehicles to use wireless signals, cameras, and GPS technology to replace human drivers. Those same proponents are quick to claim that, without human drivers, autonomous automobiles eliminate human error and reduce the overall potential for car accidents. While it is unlikely that Alabama will pass similar regulations in the near future, Birmingham car wreck attorney Whit Drake is concerned about ...