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• Wanting a Divorce, but Unable to Afford It By: Rich Gordon (B.A. M.A. & J.D) - By Alex Johnson Reporter msnbc.com updated 4:42 p.m. PT, Sun., Nov. 23, 2008 The economic crisis may be doing what pastors, family therapists and matrimonial counselors have long struggled to accomplish: keeping troubled marriages together. Marriage counselors and divorce lawyers nationwide say more distressed couples are putting off divorce because the cost of splitting up is prohibitive in a time of stagnant salaries, plummeting home values and rising unemployment.
• Dealing With a Lawyer By: Shawn Wilson - First off lawyers for the most part are bloody expensive and you usually require a lawyer in some of the more challenging times in life. Combine these two things and stress is usually going to coincide with any legal experience. I have for mostly business reasons dealt with many lawyers over the years and have spent more money than I care to know. During those years I have made many mistakes and through those mistakes have earned valuable knowledge.
• Divorce and Auto Insurance: Is Your Child Covered For A Future Accident? By: Brian Wilson - Here's a typical and all too familiar scenario. Months or years after your divorce, you hand the car keys to your minor child, who negligently wrecks the car and seriously injures another motorist. You promptly turn the claim into your insurer, thinking that your child is covered under your auto policy, only to be shocked that the insurance company denies the claim.
• Responsible Pet Ownership – Animal Attack Prevention By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - If you have ever owned and loved a pet, it would be difficult for you to imagine your pet ever attacking or hurting anybody. This, however, happens too often. Ideally, pet owners should be responsible enough to be informed about animal attack prevention, as well as what his or her duties are as a pet owner.
• Fight Back Against Religious Discrimination in the Workplace By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - Every person has the right to his or her own beliefs. Consequently, every person also has the right to be secured that he or she will be protected from religious discrimination in the workplace. How would you know if you are being discriminated against because of your religion? What would you do to protect yourself from this? According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), they have received 2,541 charges of religious discrimination in 2006.
• RSDI benefits – Learn about Survivor’s Benefits By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - Part of the Social Security Administration’s Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI) Benefits takes care of the survivors of eligible members. A survivor’s insurance claims aim to cushion the blow of losing a wage earner in the family. The Social Security Administration pays some survivors of members who have worked for at least ten years, depending on the person’s age at the time of his/her death. Who is eligible for this benefit?
• Why Operating Agreement Preparation Makes Sense By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - Operating agreement preparation is an essential part of forming your own company. This is true especially if you have other co-owners, but it is also applicable even if you are the sole owner of your business. An operating agreement lets you structure your working relationships and financial responsibility in a way that would best suit your business. Usually, during operating agreement preparation, you decide on how much each business owner’s percentage in the business will be.
• Is It Time to Consult a Termination Law Attorney? By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - It is challenging to find a job these days; at least it is for many people. Finding a financially rewarding job is something that every person wants; keeping it is another thing. Fortunately, there are laws in place that prevents employers from firing employees illegally. A termination law attorney may be consulted for cases where employers terminate their employees for all the wrong reasons.
• Avoid High-Speed Car Collision - Don’t Drink and Drive By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - According to the surveys compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of fatalities in high-speed car collision cases is 41,059 for the year of 2007. It shows a slight decrease from 2006’s 42,708. The number of fatalities that is related with drivers that have a blood alcohol level of .08 (considered the legal limit in most states) is 14,575. On the other hand, the number of fatalities related to drivers with a blood alcohol level of .
• Car Accident Tips – What Every Driver Should Know By: Alva Pao-Pei Alfonso - Vehicle accidents are fairly common in any country. In the United States, the latest survey (2007) shows 41,059 fatalities in car crashes, with California as one of the states that have the highest number of fatalities at 3,9874. As the old cliché goes, prevention is better than cure, and reading through a few driver safety as well as car accident tips might just vie you the knowledge you need to handle emergency situations appropriately.

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