You have spent the last few years paying your ex child support for a child you believed was yours. Now, you have found out that the child is someone else's. The question is – shouldn't the actual parent of the child have been paying child support instead of you? Can you get reimbursed for the money you paid? Here is a closer look at your rights.
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Working with a lawyer can be absolutely invaluable when you're dealing with a personal injury lawsuit. They help you understand just how the negligence of someone else has impacted your life so that you won't be willing to settle for scraps from the opposing party's insurance company. However, if a personal injury matter crops up during a time when you're short on cash, you may think that quality representation is out of reach.
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When you have a baby, it should be one of the most touching and exciting times in your life. Unfortunately, there are some incidents that can happen that can dampen this experience. Other incidents are downright tragic. If you feel that the action taken, or not taken, by the medical staff where you gave birth, you may be entitled to legal damages through a medical malpractice suit. The following are different forms of birth-related medical malpractice:
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If you lived with your significant other for years without being legally married and now you are going your own ways, you may be wondering if you need a family lawyer to resolve some family issues. For example, if you had children together and these children grew up in the home with both parents, do child custody laws apply? What if you shared a bank account and both of you contributed to it, even though one person made more money than the other?
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When you and your significant other decide to get divorced, one of the unfortunate parts of the entire process is fighting for custody. It isn't easy, but many families figure out a way to make it work. Sadly, it takes a lot of compromise, patience and communication to get to that point. Many couples must use a process called mediation in order to get there. In mediation, a neutral third party is brought in to help couples reach a parenting agreement that they can agree on and is in the best interests of the child.
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