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What Happens If You’ve Failed a Breath Test

You just failed a roadside breath test If you’ve been pulled over while driving and you fail a breathalyser test, you’ll be arrested and taken to the nearest police station. At the police station, officers will ask you to provide two evidential specimens of breath for analysis by an official testing device. Usually breath testing is used, but if there is a valid medical reason as to why breath specimens cannot be supplied, blood or urine specimens can be required instead. Once you’ve provided the breath samples, the lower reading will be used as evidence in a prosecution, as long as it’s…

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Calculating Alimony in Your Divorce

When going through a divorce, money is oftentimes the biggest sticking point. As it turns out, those differences over money can oftentimes be the issue or issues that lead both parties to seek legal help. Whereas a summary dissolution of a marriage is an easier way for two people to legally go their separate ways, divorces oftentimes are anything but easy. If you’re finding money to be the major battleground in your pending divorce, reaching out to a divorce attorney is your best solution. He or she can assist you in making sure that you are properly compensated during this…

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Put the Internet to Work When Defending Yourself

You likely never expected to one day find yourself fighting back against sexual crime allegations. That said now you are in the battle of your life, one where you try and avoid prison time, a significant financial penalty, not to mention having to register as a sex offender for the rest of your life. Despite the predicament you find yourself in, there is assistance out there if you know where to look for it. By turning to the worldwide web for help, you can locate a number of criminal defense attorneys, one of which is likely to take your case…

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Tips to Choosing a Divorce Attorney  

The attorney who handles your divorce is one of the most critical factors in ensuring that your interests are considered throughout the proceedings. The American Bar Association’s lawyer demographics for 2015 showed that the number of licensed lawyers by 2015 stood at 1,300,705. With so many lawyers to choose from, you need to know what to look for in order to make the right decision. Criteria to consider when selecting a divorce attorney  Location You need to have access to your lawyer often as you go through the divorce process. You should therefore ensure that you choose a lawyer that…

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Avoid Putting Yourself in a Sexual Assault Scenario

There will come a time and place in your life (perhaps more than one) when you are literally in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether that turns out to be a car or plane accident, missing out on the game-winning home run or catching that elusive foul ball, even being a few minutes late on meeting that potential boy or girlfriend at the local bar. Yes, timing is pretty much everything in life. That said there is also the scenario of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, specifically a sexual assault charge. Maybe you had…

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