Burn injuries are among the most painful injuries a person can endure. In addition to the extreme pain associated with a serious burn, they are also slow to heal, are closely associated with dangerous complications, and can be permanently disfiguring – especially when they are on or near the face. All told, a serious burn is a serious injury that requires extensive and expensive medical treatment. If someone else’s negligence leaves you with a serious burn, consult with an experienced...

Divorce involving children is stressful and can lead otherwise reasonable people to engage in extremely unreasonable behavior. When this behavior, however, extends to the children and their relationship with their other parent, such behavior is unacceptable. Parental alienation refers to one parent’s psychological manipulation of the children in an effort to generate ill will toward the other parent and to diminish the bond between that parent and the children. The results are often devastating for both the alienated parent and...

Every divorce comes with its own complications, but divorce after a marriage of many years is typically that much more complicated. The first concern in every divorce involving children is always the children’s ongoing well-being. If you’re divorcing after a long marriage (often called gray divorce), however, your children are likely living their own separate lives. While this doesn’t mean your divorce won’t affect your children, it does mean that your main focus should be on your own financial future....