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Recovering from your injuries will take time, and you’ll rack up a pile of medical bills while you focus on getting better physically. These bills can quickly run into tens of thousands of dollars at a time in addition to routine bills such as your mortgage or rent, electricity, heating, and more.

These Costs Are What Personal Injury Lawsuits Are For

The good news is that you don’t have to pay all of these bills alone. A personal injury claim can result in a verdict or settlement that provides you with the financial resources you need to cover your medical bills, your lost earnings, your pain and suffering, and other auto accident-related damages.

Don’t Forget About Your Own Insurance

You can rely on your auto policy’s no-fault coverage to cover your accident-related medical costs on the front end, and tap into your medical insurance coverage – if you have it – to cover additional costs.

Your insurer will be able to pursue reimbursement from the at-fault party through insurance subrogation.

The Bottom Line

Don’t let these costs overwhelm you. An experienced personal injury can help you pursue all available coverage for the costs of your injuries, lost wages, and more. In addition, most cases are handled on contingency, meaning you will not owe any lawyer fees unless you receive compensation for your injuries.

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The Best Interest of the Child

Regarding child custody, the court will always make decisions based on the child’s best interest. When making these decisions, they often consider elements such as criminal history, income, the character of the parent, and the relationship between the parent and the child. The court will take that information very seriously if one parent has a criminal record. In addition, the court will want to know the charge, who the victims were (if any), what type of crime it was, and much more information.

Charged vs. Convicted

There is a tremendous difference between a charge and a conviction. A charge is not proof that a person committed a crime, whereas a conviction is a proof. As a result, courts generally place less weight on a charge than on a conviction.

Domestic Violence

Child custody court will not take your situation lightly if you have been convicted of domestic violence. Many states have a domestic violence presumption stating that the judge is permitted to assume it would not be in the child’s best interest to be in the custody of a parent with a domestic violence charge.

If you are going through a child custody battle with a criminal record, you need an experienced family and criminal law attorney to help defend your case. We know how much your child can mean to you, and we want to help you have the best relationship with them. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at 248-785-3816.

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“I only had a few drinks.”

If you think you can justify driving under the influence, you may want to stop and think again. Countless studies show that reaction times, motor skills, depth perception, and other crucial skills worsen with alcohol consumption. Therefore, regardless of whether you feel drunk after one or two drinks, you should never sit behind the wheel and start the car.

“I pulled over to sleep it off.”

If you use this excuse on an officer, you are essentially turning yourself in. You are telling the officer that you knew you were too drunk to drive, so you decided to pull over and “sleep it off.” Simply moving your car from one parking spot to another in the same lot is enough to be convicted of a DUI.

“I did not want to leave my vehicle.”

Think this through, would you prefer a parking ticket or a DUI conviction? Before driving your car drunk, run this question through your head. It will put things into perspective. Before a night of drinking, you should always have a safe and secure plan for getting home.

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