Allentown Legal Blog
How to create an estate plan that works
Estate planning can provide you with a variety of benefits such as avoiding probate in Pennsylvania or any other state where you own property. Other potential benefits of thorough planning include minimizing estate taxes or ensuring that a child's inheritance is...
Aerial lift accidents: Keeping workers safe
Mobile and powered platforms, aerial lifts allow workers on construction sites and in other jobs to perform tasks at various heights. Working on these lifts, often well above the ground, opens workers up to certain risks, which may result in them suffering serious...
Benefits of an evolving estate plan
Effective estate planning can save your Pennsylvania beneficiaries from probate costs, and help you take care of them for years, even decades to come. For example, you can ensure the protection of your minor children if you die before they reach adulthood and set up...
Objective and subjective qualities of good executors
As a Pennsylvania resident who wants to create an estate plan, you may ask what the steps are. The legal process of creating an estate plan or will is sometimes long and complex. But what is one of the first things you should always start with? Finding an executor. An...
What are some statistics about distracted driving?
Distracted driving is a serious issue that has been gaining more attention as cell phone use rises. While cell phones are not the only distraction behind the wheel, anything that takes your focus off of driving is a cause. However, cell phones play a huge role in the...
Is intoxication a valid theft defense?
Unfortunately, there are times when intoxication can lead to silly mistakes. For example, if you are out drinking and you accidentally take something home that you thought was yours, but in reality, it belongs to someone else. This is technically theft, and the owner...
What is a spinal cord injury?
When many people hear reference to the spinal cord, they may initially think this is part of the back or spine. Actually, the spinal cord is a vital part of your central nervous system. It includes a bundle of nerves and tissues responsible for transmitting messages...
Three levels of impaired driving offenses
In Pennsylvania, a person arrested for an impaired driving offense may experience a range of penalties. Those penalties, however, may not be the same for every person as each offense is evaluated uniquely based on the specifics of the case. Some of these specifics...
How does a court determine child custody?
When in the middle of a custody battle, you are at the mercy of the court system. The courts are interests in the best interests of the child, rather than the preferences of the parent. To understand the court’s judgment and to prepare yourself to obtain custody, you...
Should you forego divorce for your children?
Divorce is one of the most painful and stressful events for adults to go through. It is natural for parents to worry about the damage that divorce may do on their children. If you are in this position, you are not alone. However, to stay together for your children, in...
