A conservatorship begins with good intentions. It’s designed to protect your well-being and handle your affairs when you can’t. However, sometimes the person meant to help may start acting in ways that seem unfair or self-interested. The truth is, a conservator’s...
Side-swipe accidents occur when two vehicles traveling parallel to each other make contact along their sides. These crashes often happen when one driver fails to maintain their lane or misjudges the space needed to maneuver safely. Side-swipe crashes can be more...
A speeding ticket is essentially an official allegation that a driver violated traffic statutes. Operating a vehicle at a speed higher than the limit is a violation of the law, albeit a relatively minor one. Most drivers who receive speeding tickets make arrangements...
Creating a simple will helps you decide how your property will be handled after your passing. While it gives you control, there are limits on what you can include. Knowing which assets you can and cannot place in a will helps avoid confusion for your loved ones....
Many couples remain in long-term committed relationships for decades – often until one of them passes away. Too often, a time of grief turns into one of financial uncertainty or crisis if the deceased partner didn’t create an estate plan – even a simple will. It’s...
All states have some kind of law that requires drivers to move over a lane, slow down and/or otherwise exercise added caution when they encounter first responders or construction workers on or near the road. Two years ago, Virginia expanded its “move over”...
Drivers can cause car accidents at any age. Student drivers may get into crashes when they are just 15. Elderly drivers may get into accidents in their 60s or 70s. Many car crashes also happen to working-age adults in their 30s or 40s, often during a commute. However,...
In Virginia, a simple will gives you the ability to do more than distribute assets to loved ones. It also allows you to direct part of your estate to charitable organizations. If you support a specific cause, you can include that nonprofit in your estate plans through...
When an elderly parent begins to decline mentally or physically, their adult children may feel the need to step in and help manage their affairs. Guardianship is a legal process that empowers someone to advocate for someone else who is not in a cognitive position to...
Guardianship provides critical protection for individuals who are unable to manage their own affairs due to age, illness or disability. However, this arrangement is not always permanent. In Virginia, courts have the authority to end a guardianship when circumstances...
