Andrea Lenk and Alicia Nicholson probably thought Feb. 6, 2016 would unfold like any other day. But driving through Cumberland County, Pennsylvania that day, they crossed paths in the most horrific...
By now you might have read the story of Tasha Lynn Schleicher, whom police have described as “one of the worst DUI offenders in the United States.” Earlier this month, Schleicher,...
Whenever we talk about divorce on this blog, we try to acknowledge that it’s rarely an easy thing. But while going through a divorce isn’t pleasant, the process should at least...
Created more than 3,000 years ago, The Code of Hammurabi was one of humanity’s earliest sets of written laws. Among the things in the code was a provision that said that...
Spend time traveling between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, you’ll start to notice little differences, on everything from gas pumps to state government. Another key difference: DUI laws. Although both states take...
Ask any Doylestown child custody lawyer, and they’ll tell you many of their clients are in a pretty rough emotional state. Divorce is never easy, but it’s important not to lose...
Writing a will is one of the basics of estate planning. It’s also something 40 percent of us avoid doing. And on some level, we can understand that. Writing a will...
The term “parole” dates back to the Medieval era, and comes from the French word for “speech,” although a more exact meaning is “word of honor.” Long before the modern criminal...
The phrase “tough on crime” means different things in different parts of the world. For example: In the United States, the federal sentence for most first offense drug possession charges is...
It’s hard for some people to stay organized, even in the best circumstances. And most of us would agree that getting divorced rarely qualifies as “the best circumstances.” It’s a traumatic,...
Roughly 1/3 of all people arrested for driving while under the influence will go on to re-offend, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. To combat this problem, lawmakers around the...
I hope you have a good lawyer.” Those are usually pretty ominous words. But when you own a business, those are words to live by. It’s not that you’re automatically in...
If you reach the point where you are unable to make decisions regarding your medical care due to advanced age, an accident or an illness, a living will, trust and durable...
What’s the Difference Between a Prenup & a Postnup? The main difference between the two contacts, of course, is that while a prenup–also known as an antenuptial agreement or premarital agreement–is...
Why is it that so many of us leave this world without ever having written a living will? That’s actually a fairly easy question to answer: Very few of us like...
