If you’re in a no-fault car accident and require medical care, you may expect your insurance company to go after the driver who hit you. But if the insurance provider can’t obtain compensation for the medical expenses you incurred during your treatment from that driver, it can place a lien on your settlement instead. Your personal injury attorney refers to this as a subrogation claim. Here’s what you need to know about a subrogation claim, and what you can do to protect your settlement award from it.…
You probably know that alimony is a court-ordered payment to a former spouse after divorce. However, do you know that there are several types of alimony? Some of the common ones include:
Temporary Alimony
Also known by the legal term “pendent lite,” temporary alimony is what you pay to your spouse if he or she has a low income or is unemployed. He or she is supposed to use this money for living expenses while you are living separately during the divorce process.…
Imagine a situation where you are side swiped by a negligent driver, further injured on the operating table or attacked by a dog that was not on a leash. These situations happen every single day and can change a person’s life for the worse, over the short term or the long term. When you are hurt in a personal injury situation, you will need to make sure that you go to court ready to do business.…
