If your finances are practically non- existent and your collection of bills is growing by the day, you may also be answering the phone or the door to debt collectors on a more frequent basis. Coming face to face with a debt collector can be an intimidating, frightening experience depending on how ‘persuasive’ he is in asking you to pay up, fast! When it comes to huge loans, such as mortgages, the kind of pressure on you is immense and the kind of intimidation tactics used by the lender via debt collectors also increases in line.

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Basics of Equitable Distribution of Property

In the cases of divorce, legal separation and dissolution of marriage, the spouses need to have their assets distributed. The equitable distribution of property does not mean that both the partners will have equal number of assets. The term “equitable distribution of property” suggests “fairness”, which means that the court decides the distribution of assets in a way that is fair to both the parties.

Separate assets and marital assets

The assets that are to be divided after a separation in equitable distribution are the ones that the spouses acquired during the marriage period and not the ones acquired before the marriage. All the combined assets including the physical and financial ones are to be divided between the two. These include dividends, savings, cars, estates etc.

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The Department of Transport's 2011 statistics reveal that there were more than 200,000 casualties as a result of road accidents in the past year. A majority of the victims were eligible for road traffic accident compensation claims. If you have suffered a road accident, the blame for which lies squarely on someone else's shoulders, you are entitled to compensation. Here's a look at a few important things with regard to filing your compensation claim.

You have to establish personal injury...

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Choosing the right family lawyer can affect the outcome of your divorce case. But, with a large number of family lawyers, selecting one can become confusing. Here are some important tips that you should consider while hiring a family lawyer.

Conflicting interests

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In 2004, a judge in Toronto refused to grant a divorce to a couple who were of the same sex. The judge claimed that the ground for this refusal was that the divorce laws were only applicable to those who according to the Divorce Act were a man and a woman married to each other. This Canadian couple were married on June 18, 2003 but had separated five days later. The lesbian couple has been living together for 10 years before their nuptials. Later that year a higher court in Canada overruled the decision made by the earlier courts. This marked the first same-sex divorce in Canada and the world.

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There is no saying when you may suffer an accident at your workplace, and more so if you spend a major part of your workday at an industrial site.
Faulty equipment, poor working conditions and a lack of stringent safety measures, are some factors that can contribute to worker injury. So, what do you do when you have been a victim of a job site accident? Making a personal injury claim may not be the first thing you think of, but it is important that you consider this option.

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Child visitation refers to the contact that a parent, a grandparent or other caretaker of a child can have with him/ her following the parents' divorce. Visitation rights are typically given to the non- custodial parent. In case of joint custody, where both the parents are custodial parents, the rights are given to the non- residential parent. Usually, the non custodial parent can visit the child and take him or her away from the residence (custodial) to spend quality time. In certain cases, this is not so. Read on to know about supervised access.

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