Lafayette Louisiana Legal Blog

How many billboards did you drive by today? In the space of a normal commute, it could be dozens or even hundreds. In some areas, they’re so common that they blend together and you may not even realize how many there are.  Have you ever wondered, though, if those...

You and your spouse decided that you’d want to share custody following your divorce. It’s what you think is best for your children, and you believe it will make it easier for both of you to work and live more comfortably.  When you and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse share...

Never bring your problems to work, they say. Yet, if you have ever watched an employee going through a divorce, you know this is unrealistic. Getting divorced is emotional and stressful. So, it is crucial that, as an employer, you offer support to a worker who is...

Whatever criminal charges you’re facing, it’s only natural to wonder if your attorney can get the charges dismissed before you ever go to trial. After all, that’s probably the only outcome better than hearing “not guilty” in a verdict. Is it possible? Absolutely. Is...

Dating a woman who is already a mother can mean accepting her children as part of your life in order to share it with her. As time goes by, you may develop deep and meaningful bonds with your stepchildren that you want to honor, possibly through an adoption. If you...

People who are interested in adopting a baby have many options for where they turn for the adoption. One of the decisions they’ll have to make in the process is what type of adoption they want. The two primary types are open and closed. Decades ago, closed adoptions...

Louisiana is one of several states to offer so-called “covenant marriages.” A covenant marriage essentially requires a couple to go through more steps (including counseling) before they get married and make specific agreements. Covenant marriages can also make it...

Have you wondered how many people will get injured in car accidents in 2020? Maybe you saw a story about a recent crash on the news and it got the wheels turning in your mind. You wondered just how common this was and what the odds were that you would someday get...

In recent years, studies have found that gray divorce (the divorce of those who are 50 and older) is growing more popular. Since the 1990s, this rate has essentially doubled. Other divorce rates have fallen in that same time. Why is gray divorce so common and even...

Given that attitudes (and laws) about marijuana have undergone some dramatic changes in recent years, you may not think that the mere odor of marijuana clinging to your clothes or possessions would be a problem. You’d be wrong. Marijuana is still mostly illegal in...