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Common misconceptions about the legal system can lead people to make problematic decisions when they find themselves in a tough position, such as facing criminal charges due to a traffic stop. Quite a few people believe that a first-time offense of any kind will receive minimal penalties if they plead guilty, provided it was not a violent crime or one that resulted in injury or death to another a person.

It’s a chilly time of year in Kentucky, and that means that the roads are going to be a little slicker than usual. While widely traveled highways like I-75 may not have many issues in term of slick surfaces, the back roads are a completely different situation.

Divorce laws are different in every state, which can lead to a lot of confusion for a person who wants to end their marriage. In many states, only couples with minor children have a formal waiting period. However, Kentucky requires that any couple considering divorce undergo a separation prior to the finalization of their divorce.

Shared custody is common in modern Kentucky divorces, but many parents view sharing parental responsibilities with their ex as a negative thing. However, shared custody is beneficial for the parents as well as the children.

On the large and varied scale of potential injuries in a car crash, a broken bone may not seem like a very serious issue. After all, compared with a permanent spinal injury or a debilitating traumatic brain injury, a broken bone is easy to diagnose, typically straightforward to treat and possible to fully recover from with adequate medical care and rest.

Law enforcement officers have to perform basic medical evaluations during their efforts to enforce impaired driving statutes, which can lead to mistaken arrests for people with certain medical conditions. Officers will take information they have about how alcohol and other drugs affect the human body and compare that information to the behavior of drivers stopped for enforcement purposes.

Distracted driving has gone from being an almost unknown risk on the roads to being one of the most serious concerns for modern safety. A federal analysis of crash data shows that drunk drivers cause 10,265 fatal crashes each year, while distracted drivers cause 3,477 fatal crashes.

It won’t take long after a car wreck for an insurance company adjuster to contact you. (Depending on what happened, you may even end up talking to more than one insurance adjuster — especially if multiple vehicles are involved.

Chemical breath tests, also commonly called Breathalyzer systems, help law enforcement officers, school administrators, probation/parole officers and even parents determine if someone is likely under the influence of alcohol.

Every adult child knows that conversations about altering a parent’s lifestyle due to aging are extremely sensitive. These talks could be about finances or moving to assisted living, but typically the first difficult subject to address is unsafe driving.