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Understanding U.S. Child Support Statistics and the Consequences of Failing to Pay

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

Understanding U.S. Child Support Statistics and the Consequences of Failing to Pay

In the United States, around 40 to 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce, or some legal separation. If the spouses have a child and are looking to end their marriage legally, child support payments will be arranged by either the ex-spouses or by the court. The court considers many factors when decreeing child support payments, such as parental responsibilities, income, earning potentialities… Read more

Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Florida?

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Florida?

Whether grandparents have custodial or visitation rights has been a contentious issue over the years in the state of Florida; one laden with legal technicalities that can limit a grandparent's ability to visit or care for their own grandchild. A divorce between two parents can affect not only a child of the marriage but the grandparents as well. Grandparents do not possess the innate right to visit… Read more

How the Increase in Female Incarceration Disproportionately Affects Women with Lower Income

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

How the Increase in Female Incarceration Disproportionately Affects Women with Lower Income

Women have been getting arrested and put behind bars at a staggering rate over the last few decades. Since 1985, the number of women being incarcerated has steadily increased at a rate almost double to that of men's incarceration. With over 200,000 women in federal and state prisons and local jails, the country's criminal justice system continues to send women to overcrowded correctional facilities. According… Read more