Author: Hernandez & Associates Law Firm
UNDERSTANDING FRAUD: FEDERAL AND ALABAMA LAWS
Being accused of a crime can be a terrifying experience. The outcome can have an enormous impact upon you and your family. When fraud is at the heart of the accusation, it’s important to understand what it is and what the possible consequences are. WHAT IS FRAUD? Fraud, based on both Alabama law and federal law, refers…
CAN A CRIMINAL RECORD BE EXPUNGED IN ALABAMA?
of another felony, misdemeanor, or non-minor traffic violations during that time. Violent felonies are ineligible for expungement. EFFECT If approved, the court will order the expungement of all records in its custody and any other records held by agencies and officials. These include arrest records, booking or arrest photographs, index references for public reference searches…
CONSIDERATIONS FOR PARENTAL RELOCATION
When parents are divorced and have a joint custody order in place, there are requirements they must follow if one or both need to relocate. A relocation may be necessary for several reasons, including for new job opportunities, better schools or to be closer to family and friends. NOTIFICATION AND CONSIDERATIONS The parent who wants…
WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE IN AN ESTATE PLAN?
An estate plan helps to take care of the concerns of estate planners to ensure they and their loved ones are cared for. For that reason, it is important for estate planners to have a comprehensive estate plan and to know what to include in it. WILLS AND TRUSTS A will is used to transfer the estate…
DRUNK DRIVING ARREST ESCALATES INTO FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT CHARGE
An arrest for alleged drunk driving can bring down an alarming set of criminal charges on the defendant. One of the unhappiest consequences of being arrested for drunk driving is the speed with which the drunk driving charges can escalate into more serious accusations. A recent arrest for drunk driving that occurred on Airport Boulevard shows how…
THE CHALLENGES YOUR CHILD FACES RETURNING TO IN-PERSON SCHOOLING
The pandemic has changed our lives more than a lot of people realize. Parents, though, know all too well how more than a year of isolation has affected their children. Although the time spent at home may have improved family communication and led to more quality time, now that most schools have returned to full-time…
ARE YOU BEING SUBJECTED TO PARENTAL ALIENATION?
Child custody and visitation disputes can quickly become heated. In a lot of these cases, each parent thinks that he or she knows what’s best for their child, and they’ll do anything to ensure that their parenting method is adhered to. Although many of these disputes are amicably resolved without the need for extensive court…
SEMMES MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN ALLEGED METH CONSPIRACY
The consequences of an arrest and conviction for a drug crime may not be the focus of attention during the commission of the crime. However, when the defendant faces the court for sentencing after a conviction, the terms of punishment become extremely clear. The recent sentencing of a man who resided in Semmes demonstrates how the abstract…
SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER TO FACE GRAND JURY ON MURDER CHARGE
Occasionally, the facts that persuade prosecutors to file murder charges sound so convincing that a listener can hardly conjure any sort of reasonable doubt. For example, in the case of a Mobile man who is charged with reckless murder, the facts that support the prosecutor’s prima facie case hardly seem susceptible to reasonable doubt. THE PROSECUTOR’S CASE…
MOBILE’S CURRENT HOMICIDE RATE ALMOST EXCEEDS 2020
If one has turned on the news lately, locals have probably heard that we are on pace to exceed the homicide rate from last year. Indeed, Mobile’s Interim Police Chief has given interviews on the very subject. THE NUMBERS According to the Mobile Police Department, Mobile County had 46 homicides in all of 2020, but at…