One of the worst days of parenthood is getting The Call — the one that comes from your child while they are under arrest at the police station. But how you respond to that unexpected call can affect the trajectory of that child’s court case. The National Governors...
Your first emotion when a police officer stops your vehicle may be anxiety and fear. Your mind might be racing with several questions: Why are you being stopped? How should you act when the police start asking you questions? What can and can’t the police do to you? ...
Financial worries often hold people back from filing for divorce. Despite feeling unhappy or even trapped in their marriages, many people try to work on their struggling relationships in part because they fear the financial consequences of a divorce. Especially if...
If you’re considering filing for divorce over the next month, you’ve got a lot more company than you may realize. Researchers have found that the two months of the year with the most divorce filings are March and August. Why is that? These months come shortly after...
If you are now co-parenting a minor child with your ex, you may understandably be struggling with the idea of being away from your child while they’re residing with their other parent. No matter how your parenting time is split, time away from each other can be tough...
If you’ve been doing some reading in preparation for divorce, you may have seen that inheritances and gifts given solely to one spouse during the marriage aren’t subject to division. They’re considered separate as opposed to marital property. That’s true, but there’s...
You may have heard that most states have some type of “Good Samaritan” law that protects people from facing legal consequences for their own drug use if it’s discovered only because they’ve sought emergency assistance for themselves or for someone who appeared to be...
Indiana is known for having some of the strictest marijuana laws in the United States. As a result, it can be tempting to obtain marijuana elsewhere. However, bringing this substance across state lines into Indiana – regardless of whether you intend to use it while in...
Driving commercially can be one of the most lucrative blue-collar careers available in Indiana. Individuals do not need years of hands-on training as they would in skilled trades or college degrees as they might in other competitive fields. They simply need to take a...
Drinking while driving is a crime. Law enforcement who suspect drivers of being impaired may perform traffic stops. The police may do a series of sobriety tests to determine whether a driver is, in fact, drunk. There are many kinds of sobriety tests. Here’s what you...