Child Custody
When a couple files for divorce, the court decides the guardian of the child who is under 18 years of age. The decision regarding child custody is often a sensitive issue and need to be taken with a lot of care. In most cases, the custody is handed over to one of the parents but in case both the parents are not in a position to look after the child, the custody goes to a relative or orphanage.
For a parent, the most precious thing is his/her child. A parent would seek help of the best attorney to be with his/her child forever. An expert attorney can guide you the best in protecting your rights.
An attorney has a vast experience in dealing with child custody cases. A number of intricacies are involved in such cases that require expert handling that an attorney can provide.
Under the Federal Law, there are five types of child custody:
1. Legal Custody: Under the legal custody, the parent has the right to make decisions regarding the schooling, medical and dental care of the child. In many states, the courts award joint legal custody to the parents. Under the joint legal custody, the decision-making is shared between the parents. Under a joint legal custody, in case one parent takes decision regarding the child without the consent of the other, the other parent might ask the judge to enforce the original custody agreement.
2. Physical custody: It is the right of a parent lives with the child. In some states, there are arrangements where the child spends approximately half the time in each parent’s home. The latter arrangement is considered only when there is amiable relationship between the parents.
3. Sole Custody: Under Sole Custody, the custodial parent has physical custody and legal custody of a child, and that the non-custodial parent has only visitation rights.
4. Joint Custody: Parents who live separately can opt for a joint custody, i.e., if they agree.
5. Bird’s nest custody: Bird's nest custody is a joint custody arrangement where the children remain in the family home and the parents take turns moving in and out.
Factors in Determining Custody
While deciding for a child’s custody, the court gives maximum importance to the child’s best interests. The factors on which the decision regarding a child’s custody is taken are:
1. The child’s age, gender, mental and physical health
2. The parent’s mental and physical condition
3. The lifestyle and other social factors of the parents
4. The emotional bond between the child and the parent
5. The parent’s ability to guide the child
6. The parent’s ability to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care
7. The child’s established living style
8. The quality of the school attended by the child
9. The child’s preference, i.e., if the child is above a certain age (usually 12)
10. The ability and willingness of the parent to foster healthy communication and contact between the child and the other parent.
11. The willingness of a new spouse to accept the child
12. Physical or mental handicaps that affect the child's well-being
What You Should Do To Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft is becoming an increasingly frequent problem among people of all shapes, sizes, ages, and nationalities, who are living in locations spread across the world. The theft of one's identity is non-discriminating, as clever criminals find new and improved ways of profiting off of another's loss and misfortune.
In the end, a complete invasion of privacy often takes place, where identity thieves are able to drain entire bank accounts, steal credit card numbers, use driver's licenses to commit crimes; and steal important information from computers. To prevent identity theft, it is highly recommended to follow a few simple procedures to boost your protection level against such a widespread crime.
Identity theft criminals use a wide-range of techniques to steal private information for their own personal use and gain. One of the most talked about forms of identity theft is executed across the Internet, as individuals trick others into downloading a wide range of spyware, which is then used to transmit information stored on a computer. This may include the usernames and passwords associated with online banking accounts. With this information, a thief is then able to intercept bank transactions and steal money from unsuspecting victims.
In order to efficiently prevent identity theft, it is important for people to recognize all of the techniques a criminal may use. Some individuals steal postal correspondences and fill out credit cards under another's name. A stolen wallet also serves as the perfect gateway for thieves, as driver's licenses, credit cards, birth certificates, Social Security cards, job identification, and other photo ID are common tools of identity theft. There are even criminals who dig in dumpsters and garbage cans for discarded bank statements, credit card bills, and other identifying pieces of information.
To prevent identity theft, it is highly recommended to follow some of the suggestions listed below:
Prevent identity theft by installing an effective anti-spyware program that creates barriers between your personal information kept on your computer and third party intrusions.
Changing your passwords is often a good way to prevent identity theft because it is less easy for thieves to lock onto or guess frequent changes. It is also suggested not to use the same passwords. Also, it is not advised to select passwords that can be directly connected to you, such as your last name. Use passwords that contain both upper and lower case letters, as well as 1 or 2 numbers.
It is important to quickly remove mail from the mailbox, as criminals are known to forge signatures on credit applications. If you find you have stopped receiving mail, call the post office because someone may have signed a release for the forwarding of your mail to another location.
Over the telephone, you never know who is calling you; therefore never give your credit card number, Social Security number, or other personal information to an unsolicited caller.
Once you are done with credit card receipts, unused loan applications, and other paperwork containing personal information, tear them up or use a shredder so thieves rummaging through the garbage are unable to retrieve personal details.
Make it a habit to review your credit report and check for false accounts and other information. When you spot an error, you should immediately report it to the credit bureau.
Do not delay in reporting stolen credit cards.
You may prevent identity theft by carefully analyzing your credit card and bank statements to make sure there are no mistakes on your bills.
When a relative passes away, it is important to properly shred unused checks and other personal documents because identity thieves also take advantage of the misfortune of the deceased. Entire accounts have been wiped out, loans taken out in their names, and new credit cards issued.
It is important to exercise extreme caution when dealing with PIN numbers, especially those attached to ATM machines. When these numbers fall into the wrong hands, individuals are able to withdraw money without being detected. It is suggested to memorize your PIN number and when you must write it down – never choose your card or leave the reminder in your wallet or purse. And never use your birthdate as your PIN, as that will be the first one that the thief will try.
For more insights and to get more information on how to Prevent Identity Theft as well as getting identity theft insurance, please visit our web site at http://www.identity-theft-info.com
We Need Universal Health Coverage In America NOW
1) The government can't run anything. I don't trust the government.
The current gang in Washington may be a good reason not to trust the government to do ANYTHING right.
However, Medicare and Social Security are good examples of systems that run well and on time. People receive their checks the same time every month and health care is provided: on time.
2) I'm a free market person and don't want any part of "socialized medicine."
Single Payer Insurance is defined as a single government fund with each state which pays hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, thus replacing the current multi-payer system of private insurance companies.
It would provide coverage for the fifty million people who are uninsured.
It would eliminate the financial threat and impaired access to care for tens of millions who do not have coverage and are unable to afford the out-of-pocket expenses because of deficiencies in their insurance plans.
It would return to the patient free choice of health care provider and hospitals, not the choice that only the restrictive health plans allow.
It would relieve businesses of the administrative hassle and expense of maintaining a health benefits program.
It would remove from the health care equation the middleman-the managed care industry-that has broken the traditional doctor-patient relationship, while diverting outrageous amounts of patient care dollars to their own coffers.
It would control health care inflation through constructive mechanisms of cost containment that improve allocation of our health care resources, rather than controlling costs through an impersonal business ethic that robs patients of care so as to increase profits for the privileged few. Single Payer Universal Health Care would provide access to high quality care for everyone at affordable prices.
3) Canadians have long waiting periods and come to the U.S. for their health care needs. Therefore, such a plan would make for waiting periods in the U.S.
First of all, ask almost any Canadian if they would trade our system for theirs. The answer is a resounding "NO."
They may have to wait for elective surgeries, for instance, but we have to wait for these kinds of surgeries, as well.
Canadians have the option to buy extra coverage to get heroic measures covered, say in the case of Cancer treatment.
At 9% of their GDP, they are spending much less than we are as a nation. We, the wealthiest nation on earth, spend 14 % of our GDP.
4) Our country cannot afford to insure everyone.
Our country already has enough funds dedicated to health care to provide the highest quality of care for everyone. Studies have shown that under a single payer system, comprehensive care can be provided for everyone without spending any more funds than are now being spent.
Not only do we have more than sufficient funds, we are also a nation that is infamous for our excess health care capacity. Typical of these excesses is the fact that there are more MRI scanners in Orange County, CA than in all of Canada.
With our generous funding and the tremendous capacity of our health care delivery system, the delays would not be a significant limiting factor in the U.S.
5) Americans do not want "Socialized Medicine."
Socialized medicine is a system in which the government owns the facilities, and the providers of care are government employees.
In sharp contrast, a single payer system uses the existing private and public sector health care delivery systems, preserving private ownership and employment. The unique feature of a single payer system is that all health care risks are placed in a universal risk pool, covering everyone. The pool is funded in a fair and equitable manner so that everyone pays their fair share in taxes, unlike our current defective system in which some pay far too much while others are not paying their share. The funds are allocated through a publicly administered program resulting in optimum use of our health care dollars.
A single payer system has no more in common with socialized medicine than our current Medicare program.
Socialism is a dirty word in this country. Universal health care for all has been equated with socialism, and much propaganda has been communicated by the press, by right wing politicians, by medical groups such as the AMA or anyone else who has an agenda to keep the 1500 plus health insurance companies a thriving market with profits that undoubtedly help to pay for their agendas.
6) A Universal Single-Payer would lower the standard of care to a level of mediocrity for everyone, preventing the affluent from exercising his or her option to obtain the highest level of care.
Our current system is characterized by essentially two alternatives: either no insurance with severely impaired access to even a mediocre level of care, or being insured by a managed care industry that has whittled down what is available until mediocrity has become the standard of care. Only the relatively affluent have access to unlimited care.
The generous level of funds that we have already dedicated to health care, adding to this a more efficient administration with an exclusive mission of optimum patient care well above the mediocrity that we now have, lays the foundation for a universal health care system in America.
A single payer system does not preclude the affluent from paying, outside the system, for a penthouse suite in the hospital, or for cosmetic surgery or for any other service that would not be part of a publicly funded program.
But if Americans knew the truth, and would turn off their TVs and use that time instead to change this country, using the power of grassroots politics, to make a single payer universal system a reality for all, then we would finally have the best health care system in the world.
Any group with the passion to change the world, one issue at a time, with a loving intent, can do it.
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Kate Loving Shenk is a writer, healer, musician and the creator of the e-book called "Transform Your Nursing Career and Discover Your Calling and Destiny." Click here to find out how to order the e-book: http://www.nursingcareertransformation.com Check Out Kate's Blog: http://www.nursehealers.typepad.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
For a parent, the most precious thing is his/her child. A parent would seek help of the best attorney to be with his/her child forever. An expert attorney can guide you the best in protecting your rights.
An attorney has a vast experience in dealing with child custody cases. A number of intricacies are involved in such cases that require expert handling that an attorney can provide.
Under the Federal Law, there are five types of child custody:
1. Legal Custody: Under the legal custody, the parent has the right to make decisions regarding the schooling, medical and dental care of the child. In many states, the courts award joint legal custody to the parents. Under the joint legal custody, the decision-making is shared between the parents. Under a joint legal custody, in case one parent takes decision regarding the child without the consent of the other, the other parent might ask the judge to enforce the original custody agreement.
2. Physical custody: It is the right of a parent lives with the child. In some states, there are arrangements where the child spends approximately half the time in each parent’s home. The latter arrangement is considered only when there is amiable relationship between the parents.
3. Sole Custody: Under Sole Custody, the custodial parent has physical custody and legal custody of a child, and that the non-custodial parent has only visitation rights.
4. Joint Custody: Parents who live separately can opt for a joint custody, i.e., if they agree.
5. Bird’s nest custody: Bird's nest custody is a joint custody arrangement where the children remain in the family home and the parents take turns moving in and out.
Factors in Determining Custody
While deciding for a child’s custody, the court gives maximum importance to the child’s best interests. The factors on which the decision regarding a child’s custody is taken are:
1. The child’s age, gender, mental and physical health
2. The parent’s mental and physical condition
3. The lifestyle and other social factors of the parents
4. The emotional bond between the child and the parent
5. The parent’s ability to guide the child
6. The parent’s ability to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care
7. The child’s established living style
8. The quality of the school attended by the child
9. The child’s preference, i.e., if the child is above a certain age (usually 12)
10. The ability and willingness of the parent to foster healthy communication and contact between the child and the other parent.
11. The willingness of a new spouse to accept the child
12. Physical or mental handicaps that affect the child's well-being
What You Should Do To Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft is becoming an increasingly frequent problem among people of all shapes, sizes, ages, and nationalities, who are living in locations spread across the world. The theft of one's identity is non-discriminating, as clever criminals find new and improved ways of profiting off of another's loss and misfortune.
In the end, a complete invasion of privacy often takes place, where identity thieves are able to drain entire bank accounts, steal credit card numbers, use driver's licenses to commit crimes; and steal important information from computers. To prevent identity theft, it is highly recommended to follow a few simple procedures to boost your protection level against such a widespread crime.
Identity theft criminals use a wide-range of techniques to steal private information for their own personal use and gain. One of the most talked about forms of identity theft is executed across the Internet, as individuals trick others into downloading a wide range of spyware, which is then used to transmit information stored on a computer. This may include the usernames and passwords associated with online banking accounts. With this information, a thief is then able to intercept bank transactions and steal money from unsuspecting victims.
In order to efficiently prevent identity theft, it is important for people to recognize all of the techniques a criminal may use. Some individuals steal postal correspondences and fill out credit cards under another's name. A stolen wallet also serves as the perfect gateway for thieves, as driver's licenses, credit cards, birth certificates, Social Security cards, job identification, and other photo ID are common tools of identity theft. There are even criminals who dig in dumpsters and garbage cans for discarded bank statements, credit card bills, and other identifying pieces of information.
To prevent identity theft, it is highly recommended to follow some of the suggestions listed below:
Prevent identity theft by installing an effective anti-spyware program that creates barriers between your personal information kept on your computer and third party intrusions.
Changing your passwords is often a good way to prevent identity theft because it is less easy for thieves to lock onto or guess frequent changes. It is also suggested not to use the same passwords. Also, it is not advised to select passwords that can be directly connected to you, such as your last name. Use passwords that contain both upper and lower case letters, as well as 1 or 2 numbers.
It is important to quickly remove mail from the mailbox, as criminals are known to forge signatures on credit applications. If you find you have stopped receiving mail, call the post office because someone may have signed a release for the forwarding of your mail to another location.
Over the telephone, you never know who is calling you; therefore never give your credit card number, Social Security number, or other personal information to an unsolicited caller.
Once you are done with credit card receipts, unused loan applications, and other paperwork containing personal information, tear them up or use a shredder so thieves rummaging through the garbage are unable to retrieve personal details.
Make it a habit to review your credit report and check for false accounts and other information. When you spot an error, you should immediately report it to the credit bureau.
Do not delay in reporting stolen credit cards.
You may prevent identity theft by carefully analyzing your credit card and bank statements to make sure there are no mistakes on your bills.
When a relative passes away, it is important to properly shred unused checks and other personal documents because identity thieves also take advantage of the misfortune of the deceased. Entire accounts have been wiped out, loans taken out in their names, and new credit cards issued.
It is important to exercise extreme caution when dealing with PIN numbers, especially those attached to ATM machines. When these numbers fall into the wrong hands, individuals are able to withdraw money without being detected. It is suggested to memorize your PIN number and when you must write it down – never choose your card or leave the reminder in your wallet or purse. And never use your birthdate as your PIN, as that will be the first one that the thief will try.
For more insights and to get more information on how to Prevent Identity Theft as well as getting identity theft insurance, please visit our web site at http://www.identity-theft-info.com
We Need Universal Health Coverage In America NOW
1) The government can't run anything. I don't trust the government.
The current gang in Washington may be a good reason not to trust the government to do ANYTHING right.
However, Medicare and Social Security are good examples of systems that run well and on time. People receive their checks the same time every month and health care is provided: on time.
2) I'm a free market person and don't want any part of "socialized medicine."
Single Payer Insurance is defined as a single government fund with each state which pays hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, thus replacing the current multi-payer system of private insurance companies.
It would provide coverage for the fifty million people who are uninsured.
It would eliminate the financial threat and impaired access to care for tens of millions who do not have coverage and are unable to afford the out-of-pocket expenses because of deficiencies in their insurance plans.
It would return to the patient free choice of health care provider and hospitals, not the choice that only the restrictive health plans allow.
It would relieve businesses of the administrative hassle and expense of maintaining a health benefits program.
It would remove from the health care equation the middleman-the managed care industry-that has broken the traditional doctor-patient relationship, while diverting outrageous amounts of patient care dollars to their own coffers.
It would control health care inflation through constructive mechanisms of cost containment that improve allocation of our health care resources, rather than controlling costs through an impersonal business ethic that robs patients of care so as to increase profits for the privileged few. Single Payer Universal Health Care would provide access to high quality care for everyone at affordable prices.
3) Canadians have long waiting periods and come to the U.S. for their health care needs. Therefore, such a plan would make for waiting periods in the U.S.
First of all, ask almost any Canadian if they would trade our system for theirs. The answer is a resounding "NO."
They may have to wait for elective surgeries, for instance, but we have to wait for these kinds of surgeries, as well.
Canadians have the option to buy extra coverage to get heroic measures covered, say in the case of Cancer treatment.
At 9% of their GDP, they are spending much less than we are as a nation. We, the wealthiest nation on earth, spend 14 % of our GDP.
4) Our country cannot afford to insure everyone.
Our country already has enough funds dedicated to health care to provide the highest quality of care for everyone. Studies have shown that under a single payer system, comprehensive care can be provided for everyone without spending any more funds than are now being spent.
Not only do we have more than sufficient funds, we are also a nation that is infamous for our excess health care capacity. Typical of these excesses is the fact that there are more MRI scanners in Orange County, CA than in all of Canada.
With our generous funding and the tremendous capacity of our health care delivery system, the delays would not be a significant limiting factor in the U.S.
5) Americans do not want "Socialized Medicine."
Socialized medicine is a system in which the government owns the facilities, and the providers of care are government employees.
In sharp contrast, a single payer system uses the existing private and public sector health care delivery systems, preserving private ownership and employment. The unique feature of a single payer system is that all health care risks are placed in a universal risk pool, covering everyone. The pool is funded in a fair and equitable manner so that everyone pays their fair share in taxes, unlike our current defective system in which some pay far too much while others are not paying their share. The funds are allocated through a publicly administered program resulting in optimum use of our health care dollars.
A single payer system has no more in common with socialized medicine than our current Medicare program.
Socialism is a dirty word in this country. Universal health care for all has been equated with socialism, and much propaganda has been communicated by the press, by right wing politicians, by medical groups such as the AMA or anyone else who has an agenda to keep the 1500 plus health insurance companies a thriving market with profits that undoubtedly help to pay for their agendas.
6) A Universal Single-Payer would lower the standard of care to a level of mediocrity for everyone, preventing the affluent from exercising his or her option to obtain the highest level of care.
Our current system is characterized by essentially two alternatives: either no insurance with severely impaired access to even a mediocre level of care, or being insured by a managed care industry that has whittled down what is available until mediocrity has become the standard of care. Only the relatively affluent have access to unlimited care.
The generous level of funds that we have already dedicated to health care, adding to this a more efficient administration with an exclusive mission of optimum patient care well above the mediocrity that we now have, lays the foundation for a universal health care system in America.
A single payer system does not preclude the affluent from paying, outside the system, for a penthouse suite in the hospital, or for cosmetic surgery or for any other service that would not be part of a publicly funded program.
But if Americans knew the truth, and would turn off their TVs and use that time instead to change this country, using the power of grassroots politics, to make a single payer universal system a reality for all, then we would finally have the best health care system in the world.
Any group with the passion to change the world, one issue at a time, with a loving intent, can do it.
------
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Kate Loving Shenk is a writer, healer, musician and the creator of the e-book called "Transform Your Nursing Career and Discover Your Calling and Destiny." Click here to find out how to order the e-book: http://www.nursingcareertransformation.com Check Out Kate's Blog: http://www.nursehealers.typepad.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-