There are many challenges to living as an undocumented person in the United States. One of them is that your immigrant status may have a negative impact on your ability to successfully litigate a personal injury case. In particular, if the defendant learns about your status, here are three ways he or she may try to use it against you.
Try to Get the Case Thrown Out
The first thing the defendant may attempt to do is claim you don't have the right to sue in court because that right is only reserved for US citizens and legal residents.
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If you are going through a divorce and fighting for the custody of your children, you might be wondering what factors go into determining who will get custody of the children. Here are some aspects of deciding custody you should know.
1. Stable Living Situation
One of the first things the court will look at is who is in a stable living situation where the kids can attend their same school and not have to experience too many changes.
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If you are unable to work at your job because of a medical condition, you may be approved to earn a monthly benefit from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Once you manage to get through the lengthy and complicated application process, you may be surprised to learn that your benefit amount is not enough to replace the salary from your most recent job. Most people have to earn more income to make ends meet, but the SSA places some limits on that amount.
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When you are going through a divorce you are not going to be in a state of mind to take care of legal matters. It is going to be very important that you get the legal representation that you need and deserve. There are many people that decide that they just want to get it over with as soon as possible so they can move on. However, if you decide that you just want it over as soon as possible you may not end up being able to walk away because you may be stuck with financial obligations to your former spouse.
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Contrary to popular belief, physical injuries aren't the only way to qualify for workers compensation benefits. Workers comp is designed to cover a broad array of injuries that occur in the workplace, including those that aren't of a physical nature. The following goes in-depth about workplace-related depression and the issues that could affect your workers compensation claim.
Depression Stemming from Physical Injury
It's not unusual for a severe physical work injury and subsequent loss of employment to set the stage for chronic depression.
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