With the exception of the government, everyone will pay more money for medical insurance and medical benefits if the medicare age is raised to 67. A number of years ago, the Social Security retirement age for individuals born in 1960 or later was raised to 67. At the time they raised the social security age, they left the medicare eligibility age … [Read more...]
Escalator Problem Caused the Death of a Four Year Old
On March 11, 2011, four year old Mark DiBona was in a Sears Roebuck store in the Auburn Shopping Mall. The four year old was taking a ride on the escalator. After stepping on to the escalator, the handrail pulled him into a 6 1/4 inch gap that existed between a plexiglass barrier and the escalator. This caused him to fall to the floor below. Mark … [Read more...]
Iraq Immigrant Kills Daughter for Being too Westernized
Faleh Hassan Almaleki was convicted of murdering his daughter, Noor Faleh Almaleki. His daughter was 20 years old at the time he murdered her. He ran her over with his car because he felt she was "too westernized". This sick philosophy was the product of his upbringing in Iran. Honor killings are still common in Arab countries. In such situations, … [Read more...]
Father Violated a Custody Order, Must Pay Two-thirds of the Mother’s Legal Fees
A mother brought an application for attorney's fees. She claimed the children's father willfully violated a custody order. Judge Duggan, sitting in the Family Court of Albany County, found that the father notified the mother of his intention to return the children to the mother nine days late, after he took a vacation with them. The mother … [Read more...]
Marital Infidelity
Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was recently disclosed, had a child out of wedlock with one of his household employees. Arnold was able to keep it a secret from his wife, Maria Shriver, for more than a decade. Do career choices cause marital infidelity? Arnold Schwarzenegger started his career as a body builder. He then became a movie star. He … [Read more...]
Easing Into Retirement
When Is The Right Time to Retire? It’s hard to say when it's right time to retire; however, it is easy to say it is the wrong time to retire. You shouldn’t retire unless you have sufficient funds to carry you through your golden years. In the past, most people retired in their sixties. With declining savings and living costs going up, many … [Read more...]
Speeding Tickets
Have you received a speeding ticket recently? Do you have moving violations and points against your license? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, you may be paying as much as $1,400 a year more for your car insurance! Speeding Tickets Cause Car Insurance to Skyrocket Insurance companies do not like speeders! One speeding ticket … [Read more...]
Smoker Told to Take Doctor’s Advice or Return to Jail
Mrs. McCloud was released from jail three months early to have a heart transplant. She ignored the advise of her doctors to stop smoking. She now either has to stop smoking, pursuant to the order of Judge Francis D. Ricigliano, or go back to jail! Nassau County District Judge Francis D. Ricigliano told Diane McCloud that she must stop smoking. … [Read more...]
Mother Unfit to Obtain Custody: Father Awarded Permanent Sole Custody of Daughters
Justice MacKenzi, sitting in the Supreme Court in Suffolk County, awarded a father permanent sole and legal custody of his two daughters. There had previously been a temporary custody order in this case. There were allegations that the mother had engaged in parental alienation of the parties four children against the father. The evidence showed … [Read more...]
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
In a recent case before Judge Sciarrino, sitting in the Criminal Court in Queens County, the judge found that the possession of cocaine can amount to endangering the welfare of a child. In the case before Judge Sorentino, the prosecutors filed an accusatory instrument claiming that cocaine was recovered from the defendant's apartment. At the time … [Read more...]
