Car accidents quickly become expensive. Just as you’re caught up in dealing with the pain and trauma of a serious accident, you also have to deal with mounting medical bills and other accident-related damages. When car accident injuries are serious, you may be unable to return to work in your previous capacity—or at all—but your bills and expenses can’t wait. So what do you do after a car accident when serious injuries delay or prevent you from returning to work?…

Most people outside of legal circles think of evidence as an integral part of criminal cases, but evidence is a critical factor in civil cases as well, including personal injury claims. When a person sustains a serious injury through no fault of their own but due to another party’s negligence, reckless behavior, or intentional wrongdoing, the party at fault for the injury must pay damages. Compensation for damages usually comes through the appropriate insurance company, such as personal injury protection…

No one goes into a marriage expecting to end up in divorce court, but sometimes it’s best to part ways and move forward on a new path. In the best-case scenario, spouses agree to part amicably and then draft their settlement agreement and parenting schedule out of court with the help of lawyers and mediation. This results in an uncontested divorce and streamlines the process. Sadly, this is the exception rather than the rule. Contested divorces are more common in…

Divorce is always a distressing experience, with intense emotions coupled with the stress of enduring a complex legal process. But for stay-at-home moms who’ve been out of the workforce while raising their children, the process is especially intimidating. As a full-time mom, you may have allowed career opportunities to pass you by as you focused on the tough job of raising your children and keeping a comfortable home. You may have forfeited time in the workforce in order to support…

Divorce not only ends a marriage, it essentially separates one household into two. In Colorado, this means the equitable division of a couple’s marital assets and debts. Divorcing spouses in Colorado have two options for dividing their property, bank accounts, and debts. They can form their own agreement with the help of their lawyers and the mediation process, or they can bring their arguments before the judge to decide for them. No matter which way they come to a final…