Month: December 2018
HELPING CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE NUANCES OF SPECIAL ED LAW
As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, getting special help for a child with unique needs is not just a matter of making a quick phone call to the local school and explaining the situation. There are laws and rules school systems must follow in order to ensure special needs children get the education which they…
IS DIVORCE HARDER FOR MEN OR WOMEN?
Most of us know that men and women communicate differently, but does that impact the way they work through a divorce too? Do the inherit or societal differences between men and women make divorce harder for one gender to handle? Men Societal norms that define commercial masculinity tend to favor a more stoic way of coping…
ALABAMA SCHOOLS MUST TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT BULLYING
Thankfully, gone are the days in which bullying at school was just seen as a fact of life that kids just had to live with. While many people did in fact work through and overcome bullying issues, that does not make the practice right or acceptable. Indeed, Alabama lawmakers have recognized that this state’s schools…
WE REPRESENT THOSE ACCUSED OF DRUG CRIMES
People in the Mobile area from all walks of life can find themselves facing serious drug charges. For instance, a high school student who may until that point have been an occasional user may get slapped with a criminal charge of drug possession, even for things like marijuana or a prescription pill. In other cases,…
TAX TREATMENT OF ALIMONY IS CHANGING SOON
A previous post on this blog talked about what factors judges in Mobile, Alabama, use to determine whether to award alimony to one spouse in the event of a divorce and, if so, how much alimony to award. The previous post explained that ultimately, alimony awards have to be fair to both sides. While a judge may…
HOW TO SPOT THAT YOUR CHILD IS BEING BULLIED
Many individuals, and parents, assume that bullying is something that every child goes through and that it is not a big deal. However, bullying is not only name calling or ignoring. Sometimes, present itself in severe ways, such as threats or actual violence. More than one in five students report that they suffered bullying. The thought…