Author: Brette Sember
Brette Sember is a former attorney and author of more than 40 books, including The Divorce Organizer & Planner, The Complete Divorce, How to Parent with Your Ex, The Essential Supervisor’s Handbook, The Complete Credit Repair Kit, The Original Muffin Tin Cookbook, and The Gluten-Free Guide to Travel. She writes often about law, parenting, food, travel, health, and more. She blogs at PuttingItAllOnTheTable.com.
If you can’t reach a settlement immediately, look at what’s worth fighting for. Depending on the circumstances, you might be tempted to contest everything out of spite. Don’t waste time and effort haggling over things you don’t truly need.
Customers are responsible for choosing usernames and passwords that comply with internet safety recommendations. Nonetheless, if your company’s systems are hacked and customer data is stolen, you are responsible for the breach and the resultant damage.
The new budget proposed by President Trump has imperiled a number of that Act’s provisions, most famously, the components that pertain to the “Meals on Wheels” program. But as the GOP-led government continues searching for ways to slash spending, the scope and effectiveness of the Act in general will likely be greatly diminished well beyond just that specific program.
Some have proposed that because we expect an active First Lady to essentially give up her own goals and career and devote herself to four (or eight) years of service to the country, she ought to get a salary just as the president does.
It’s great to have parents willing to help, but your lack of financial independence also means they’ve got some say in what you do. Which means that if you want to move in with your boyfriend or girlfriend, things can get dicey if your parents are helping you pay your rent.
If your teen talks about wanting to change residence, you should all sit down and try to work out a plan that will accommodate the child’s wishes while still allowing time for both parents.
The important thing is that you are clear about how, when, and where the money will move, so that you don’t have any misunderstandings. Talking through the issues of shared expenses will help ensure your life together will be smooth sailing.
In June 2016, the Government Accountability Office said televising Supreme Court proceedings could give the public more visibility into how the judiciary works. And back in February, the American Bar Association urged the high court to allow cameras, as many state courts already do. There are pros and cons to the idea, however.
As an “oversized” American, you can be legally subjected to discrimination at work, in the examining room, or on an airplane. With one out of three American adults dealing with obesity, the debate over regulations and rights is only going to get louder.
In India, where 88.4% of marriages are arranged, there is a miniscule 1.2% divorce rate. Compare this to the overall 40-50% divorce rate in the United States, and the contrast is starkly apparent. Do arranged marriages actually work? Or does the disparity result from other cultural factors?