In today's world of Facebook and Instagram and Twitter, there is very little that seems to be private anymore. Old and embarrassing yearbooks photos from 1983 suddenly show up for public viewing. Skip out of work to attend a ball game? Better make sure your friend in the next seat doesn't "tag" you as being there. And when you are a celebrity, take this social media intrusion and multiply it by a thousand. Everywhere you...
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Look around your local grocery store or doctor's office, or place of worship. We are all getting older. There are more men and women than ever in our country living well into their senior citizen years. The most recent census, conducted in 2010, showed that there are now more than 40 million people in the United States sixty-five years of age or older. This age bracket accounts for around thirteen percent of our total population....
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Do not get behind the wheel of an automobile after a night of drinking. This is advice is commonly accepted as being wise, right? You become a danger to yourself and every other person on the road when you decide to operate a car with slowed response time, vision problems and general mental impairment that comes from consuming too much alcohol. But still, despite warnings being issued from high school classroom, television PSAs and highway...
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After three years of marriage, a couple petitioned a Texas family court for a divorce in 2009. For most couples in this position, deciding issues of custody, spousal support, and property division are the keys, and those who can work out these matters with the help of a divorce attorney at Bertolino LLP can draft a divorce settlement, dissolve their marriages and move on with their lives. This couple, however, was not able to do...
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Maybe in the back of your mind you know that you should have a written Last Will and Testament in place. Perhaps you see a tragic news story about the death of a parent with young kids and you think about what would happen to your own kids in that situation. But then, days and weeks get away from you and this task on a long to-do list never gets done. If this sounds familiar,...
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There are certain professions in which you are responsible for the lives of others on a regular basis. Men and women in the military, law enforcement and various medical fields, just to name a few, must make and communicate their decisions carefully. One wrong move or order or command and someone could end up hurt or dead. Some of these circumstances are beyond human control, of course, and death must come to be accepted as...
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If I took a poll and asked 100 people how they would most like to spend a Wednesday afternoon, I am going to guess that hanging out in a doctor's office would not make the top five answers. We know that taking care of our health is important, we may even like our physician, but it's still not a fun way to pass the time. There are some common complaints about our healthcare experiences. Do...
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There are controversial cases in which parents are brought into a courtroom and asked to defend the medical decisions they have made for their children based on religious or ethical convictions. Whether or not to vaccinate, the decision to place a sick child in a round of chemotherapy or the reliance on alternative healing methods have all led to legal questions for some mothers and fathers in our state. In these instances, at least there...
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As you start a new work week, you probably are not overly concerned about your chances of getting hurt while at the office. Most of us do not walk into a work space in which serious damage to our bodies is a likely risk of employment. However, accidents do happen in even the most mundane of environments. According to the United States Department of Labor's Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA), around 75,000 people are...
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If a family member or other loved one has died, the deceased's estate may be required to go through the probate process. Probate is a formal process in which the will is verified, and matters of the estate are settled. Probate lawyers in Austin can assist with this process and help you resolve everything respectfully and efficiently. As you go through probate and work to resolve the necessary financial and legal issues after your loved...
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