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Identity theft is a rapidly growing crime that affects over 9 million people a year, a portion of whom are children. The incidence of kids’ identity theft has doubled for the under age 5 group in the past year, and children are targeted for this felony 35 times more frequently than adults. The following will shed some light on the ever-increasing problem of child identity theft and will offer some ideas about how to prevent it.

Divorce is an uncomfortable situation at the best of times, and downright untenable at the worst. Discussing which parent should have physical custody of the children is a hot topic that can bring out the worst in anyone. The following will offer some insight about the necessity of hiring a lawyer for child custody concerns or trying to work them out amicably without one.

In most divorce cases, one party does not have a lawyer to provide aggressive legal representation. The reason for this is that, often, that party can’t afford to hire one. It is not impossible to get a divorce without an attorney, but it helps to hire one if the dissolution of the marriage is acrimonious. The following will offer some suggestions about how to obtain legal aid divorce lawyers so that no one need go to family court unrepresented.

Generally, the court of the state in which a person lives decides how pensions and other financial assets are dispersed when a civilian couple divorces. When it comes to military retirement pay and divorce, most of the time the same principle applies. The following will provide some insight into the way pensions are divided in military cases as well as looking into the laws that define this disbursal.

Identity theft is now considered a major crime in America, and the federal government has stepped in and devised laws making it punishable by more than a slap on the wrist and probation. Every time people feel they’ve figured out how to protect themselves from identity theft, the thieves develop new ways to scam them. However, these thieves do periodically get caught, and when they do, they are brought up on identity theft criminal charges. The jail time for this offense is a hefty fine and not more than 15 years depending on the circumstances of the theft.

Most people think that hiring a lawyer when getting a divorce is a smart thing to do, and it often is. However, as the experiences of many men going through divorce have shown, American courts often favor women, and many divorce attorneys prefer to work for females. That is why it is frequently necessary for a male to choose a men’s divorce lawyer who will fight hard for his rights in court. The following information will offer some suggestions about how to find a good divorce attorney who will stand up for fair treatment of his male client.

Accidents resulting in personal injury are scary, especially if one is seriously harmed through the negligence or ignorance of another. If someone in Texas has been caused physical trauma via an automobile accident or other occurrence, that person may need an attorney to ensure the best treatment, etc, for himself. The following will deal with how to choose a good personal injury lawyer in Texas so one’s rights can be effectively protected.

One of today’s most disturbing societal issues is that of teenagers drinking and driving. While instances of this behavior have decreased over the past 20 years, it still occurs far too often. The repercussions of teens driving drunk are extreme; either an innocent person becomes maimed or dies because of a young adult’s reckless decision to drive after drinking too much. The following will offer some disturbing facts about why teens drink and drive and what communities can do to get them to stop.

It’s expensive to get a divorce these days. Retainers of up to $5000 and hourly rates of $300 are not unusual. That’s all well and good for those who can afford that sort of money, but what about those who cannot? The following information will offer some insight about how to find good low income divorce lawyers.

Some of the methods credit card thieves use to obtain someone else’s information are “dumpster diving,” in which a thief goes through a person’s trash looking for credit card statements, then uses the number for his own gain and “phishing,” is which a thief poses as a financial institution’s representative and e-mails or otherwise contacts an individual via the computer and asks for credit card information. Here’s another one: A brochure for a low-priced or free trip comes in the mail and asks that a person call a long-distance number to get the information for the trip. The so-called company representative asks for a credit card number, and takes off with it, leaving the poor card holder not only at risk of damaging his credit score, but also without the trip! Here are some tips about how to protect yourself from credit card fraud that will also help stop credit card identity theft.