Increasingly, people are writing their own obituaries as part of their estate planning. It’s an excellent way to help ensure that you’re remembered in the way you want to be. These days, obituaries don’t just appear in the local newspaper. Online sites like Legacy.com...
Humans can carry out incredibly complex tasks. This includes criminal investigations. Law enforcement investigates crimes, scientists examine DNA evidence and crime scenes can be reconstructed to a large extent. Eyewitnesses also play a key role in providing insight...
Police officers must have a valid reason to conduct a traffic stop. The established protocol for initiating a stop is reasonable suspicion. The police officer must see something that could make a reasonable person believe that there might be an illegal activity...
When you were pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving, your blood alcohol content (BAC) – according to the breath test you were given by the police – was only .06%. You know that’s below the .08% that you understand as the “legal limit” for intoxication, so you...
You may feel inclined to accept a plea deal floated by the prosecution due to the uncertainty of going to trial. Nobody wants a case that will drag on for months with an unknown outcome. However, since your deal includes an admission of guilt, the prospects of time in...
In a marriage, it’s common for one spouse to have a higher income than the other. Sometimes, one parent even stays home to raise children. While providing valuable service to the family, they bring in no income to the household. Child support is often the central...
When police officers arrest people for driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses in New Hampshire, their interactions are typically the result of targeted enforcement efforts. Police officers tend to carefully scrutinize those involved in motor vehicle collisions and...
A gray divorce is one in which the participants are at least 50 years old. This is the one age bracket in which divorce rates are climbing in the United States. For all other age brackets, the frequency of divorce is declining – although divorce still does happen in...
If you have watched any crime show, you have probably heard someone “read their rights.” But, exactly what are these and why do the police narrate them during the arrest or interrogation? Most importantly, are the police required by law to read them to a suspect? The...
You may have spent weeks gathering evidence for your custody proceedings or multiple days in mediation creating a parenting plan with your ex to create a workable custody arrangement. The custody order entered by the family law judge presiding over your divorce or...
