Ending your relationship is an emotional process, but strictly speaking, the divorce itself is the dissolution of a legal contract. As such, you and your spouse both have a duty to be completely honest in describing your financial situation. Even if you both intend to...
Year: 2017
Complications associated with cesarean sections
According to AmericanPregnancy.org, more than one in four American women now give birth by cesarean section. Sometimes, these procedures are pre-planned, and this is particularly common if you have given birth using this method before. Other times, emergency...
Why nursing home residents may be susceptible to abuse
As a CNN report published in March 2017 explains, abuse and assault seem to be problems in many nursing homes. For example, a single aide was able to hop from home to home even though there were many possible cases of abuse swirling around the individual. Here is a...
What was the cause of your burn injury?
The National Institute of Health tells us that more than two million people in the U.S. receive treatment for burns annually. While young children, senior citizens and disabled people are most at risk for injury, everyone suffers a burn at one time or another....
Protect your child by knowing the signs of TBI
Young children can hit their head in many types of accidents, from collisions in contact sports to car accidents. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause any number of issues for people, from headaches to memory loss, but the effects on children may be slightly...
Stop road rage before it starts
Road rage has become a big problem over the last few decades and causes frustration in its mildest forms and even death in the worst-case scenario. The news is full of tragedies that could be prevented if cooler heads prevailed during a road rage situation. Dealing...
Keeping your military overseas ex involved with the kids
Co-parenting can be challenging in the best circumstances, but it may become especially tricky when your ex is in the military and overseas. For one thing, communication may be sporadic or unpredictable, and the kids could worry that their parent is likely to be...
5 tips for using social media during divorce
You are going through a divorce, and it is tempting to vent all your anger and frustration to your friends and colleagues on Facebook, or to take subtle digs at your soon-to-be-ex-spouse on Twitter or Instagram. With a keyboard right at your fingertips and no way for...
5 techniques to increase motorcycle visibility
Riding a motorcycle can be fun and exhilarating, but it cannot be done at the expense of your safety and others on the road. One of the main factors that poses a risk for accidents is that motorcycles are not as visible as cars or trucks. Many drivers struggle to pay...
