Just because you got injured in a shopping mall (or any public property), it doesn't mean that the mall owner should pay for your injuries. A property owner is only required to compensate for injuries on their premises if they are responsible for such injuries. If you file a premises liability lawsuit, here are some of the questions the court will want you to answer to determine whether the property owner is liable for your losses.
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It is possible to appeal a divorce judgment provided you have a legal basis for your appeal. This means you don't have to "accept your fate" if you have just concluded your divorce only to learn that the judgment hasn't done you any justice. Here are some of the specific reasons that the court may allow as a basis for a divorce appeal:
Fraud
If you are using fraud as a ground for a divorce appeal, then you are basically claiming that your partner lied to you or to the court during the divorce proceedings.
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In a personal injury case that has merit, your attorney will often talk to you about the benefits of taking a settlement. When the other party's negligence is evident, it will often seek to avoid the cost of going to court — and will extend a settlement offer to you early on. People often make the mistake of assuming that they can only take a settlement before the case goes to court, but this isn't true.
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Child support is a hot-button issue for many divorcing couples, but perhaps never more so than when one of those parents has considerable income and wealth.
When that's the situation, you can generally expect the usual formulas and guidelines established by your state to go out the proverbial window. The state formulas simply aren't designed to deal with very large figures. So, what does happen instead? Here are some possibilities.
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Finding out that your best friend, brother, or someone else important to your life is under arrest and sitting in jail is upsetting and traumatic for a lot of people. It probably isn't surprising that people under that kind of stress can fall victim to bail bond scams.
Before you jump on an offer from a bail bond service, make sure that you take a moment to breathe and review the information here.
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