by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 22, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A term that is heard in the world of personal injury law, that will occasionally draw a snicker, is the term, “loss of consortium.” Let’s dive in to what this term means. First, the word, “consortium,” means companionship with one’s spouse. How...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 15, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Occasionally I will speak with someone who is about to go through a divorce and they will say to me something like, “they say they are going to get me for abandonment.” My normal response to them is, “I do not care what they said, ‘getting you for...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 8, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When a mom is breastfeeding their child in public, that act is generally considered socially acceptable in this day and age. It may not be that commonplace, and it may seem a little unusual, but it is legal. In fact, there are a few laws in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 1, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When I am discussing someone’s divorce case with them, one of the questions that often comes up is, “Am I going to have to pay them alimony?” Alimony, or spousal support, are payments from one spouse to another after they are divorced to allow the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidih McKeehan A term that you may or may not have heard of is the legal term, “guardian ad litem.” Often times, the term gets shortened to, “GAL.” What does this term mean? A guardian ad litem is a person who is appointed by the court to investigate and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 17, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan This question seems to come up quite a bit on TV. Someone is about to sell drugs to an undercover cop and the drug dealer says to the cop, “If I ask you if you are a cop, you have to tell me, right?” No, no, no! I have no idea where this came...
