Protect your Marriage from Coronavirus

We’ve all heard the advice on how to protect ourselves from coronavirus:  wash hands for 20 seconds multiple times daily, cough into your elbow, avoid touching your face, participate in social distancing that limits your contacts with others.  But how many of us realize that there’s another front that needs a substantial defense:  our marriages!  That’s right!  If the statistics related to coronavirus and divorce in Mississippi in any way parallel those in China, where the first cases of coronavirus emerged, we could be looking at a sharp rise in divorce.

The Coronavirus-Divorce Connection

According to the Global Times, the number of requests for divorce since February have skyrocketed in China.  In one office alone, over 300 requests have been made.  Researchers wonder if time spent quarantined has impacted couples’ desire to stay together. As we all know, stress can bring out the worst in people.  The efforts of mitigating coronavirus have led to widespread fear and anxiety.  While here in Mississippi we haven’t experienced the level of draconian controls the Chinese have, we are nonetheless suffering substantial disruptions to our lives.  Social distancing, school and work closures, and cancellations related to sports and other large venues have had real impacts on our daily lives.  Stress levels are rising among many, and, if epidemiologists are right, things will get worse before they get better.  How can couples head off relationship issues when so much anxiety is upon us, especially if we find ourselves spending inordinate amounts of time together?

 Buffering the Stress 

It’s important to acknowledge that stress is contagious.  Nipping it early is key to preventing serious issues related to it.  The good news is, we know how to do this:

• Pay attention to stress: Sometimes we don’t realize how stressed we are until we explode, or seek comfort from alcohol or food.  Check your feelings, and those of your spouse, before things get out of hand.
• Handle things gently: If you have concerns about behaviors, approach your spouse lovingly to discuss what you’re seeing and how you’re feeling.
• Be a good listener: You don’t have to solve everything, but you do have to listen attentively to worries and fears.
• Provide comfort: Reinforce in your partner that you’ll handle problems as a team.
• Look for solutions: When things are calmer, try to control the things you can, and make a plan for future issues.
• Reduce stress: Plan time together doing things that bring you joy, like exercising, playing board games, or doing puzzles.
• Find alone time: Give yourself permission to take that long bubble bath, meditate for a few minutes, or lose yourself in a book.
• Monitor moods: Regularly check in with one another and provide reassurance as needed.
• Be a caregiver: View your role as that of taking care of your spouse, rather than focusing on what they can do for you.  It will undoubtedly make you both feel better.

Sticking Together 

In troubling times, it becomes more important for couples, families, and communities to be able to rely on one another for compassion, love, and support.  As we face the challenges of coronavirus, our Jackson divorce attorneys at the law office of Derek L. Hall, P.C. wish good health and harmony to you and yours.

 

Resource:

businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-chinese-cities-2020-3

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Most Common Kinds of Collisions

If you drive more than a few minutes on any given route these days, it seems likely that at some point in your week, you’ll come across a traffic collision.  Hopefully, it’ll be a collision that doesn’t result in serious injuries or fatalities, and, more importantly, it’ll be a collision that doesn’t involve you in any way.  But in the event you are the one harmed by another driver’s carelessness or recklessness, one of the first things you should consider is getting an experienced local personal injury attorney to help you with the aftermath of the collision.

Collision Statistics

The tragic fact is, more than 2 million injuries and deaths occur annually due to motor vehicle collisions.  Here in Florida, over 400,000 collisions involved nearly 700,000 individuals in 2017 alone. That’s an average of over 1,000 collisions every single day!  The numbers related to those collisions are tragic:

• 3,116 people lost their lives;
• 254,310 people were hospitalized;
• 20,380 people suffered incapacitating harm.

Sadly, many people who are injured in such wrecks were not at fault in the collisions.  What are the most likely types of collisions one might encounter?

Rear-Enders:  When another driver is distracted, it’s all too easy to crash into the rear of another vehicle. While this often occurs in heavy stop-and-go traffic, it can also happen on busy highways at high speeds.

T-Bone Collisions:  The most likely place to experience this type of crash is in an intersection.  Drivers who plow through red lights and stop signs are often at fault. It is important for motorists to take extra caution when approaching busy intersections.

Head-on Collisions:  The deadliest of collisions, direct crashes into other vehicles, objects, or animals occur with alarming frequency, and are often related to weather, distractions, or driver error.

Contact at Low Speeds:  All too often, people think that because they are moving slowly, nothing bad can happen. That makes neighborhood roads where speed limits are 25 mph a place where many allow themselves minor distractions, making the possibility of a collision a real threat.  Another danger zone can be parking lots.  These can be particularly treacherous because there are often a number of obstacles and other drivers maneuvering in tight places.  Additionally, many drivers neglect to wear seatbelts at these lower speeds, making the possibility of injury substantial.  The fact is, even at slow speeds, the human body is vulnerable to extreme trauma when confronted with another vehicle.

In the Aftermath…

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a collision due to no fault of your own, you want heavy hitting Jackson personal injury attorneys fighting for justice on your behalf.  At the office of Derek L. Hall, P.C., you’ll get nothing less.  Contact us to discuss an aggressive strategy to provide relief to you and your family today.

 

Resource:

allnationinsurance.com/common-types-car-crashes/

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Ensure Protection with a Good Divorce Attorney

Anyone thinking about filing for divorce has probably spent some time on the Internet looking at alternatives to hiring a local attorney.  They may be hoping to save a few bucks by avoiding attorney’s fees, but are actually being a bit shortsighted.  The fact of the matter is, a good divorce attorney can save you both money and time.

Benefits of Legal Counsel

There are scores of advantages to having your own divorce attorney, as opposed to representing yourself, but we’ll highlight some of the most important here:

Protection:    Your attorney has your best interests in mind.  That means the aim is to protect you: your assets, your custody rights, your future.  Without your own attorney, you can never know for sure if you are getting a fair settlement.

Time:  Divorce takes time, pure and simple.  But your attorney has negotiating skills, knowledge, and contacts that can expedite matters to your advantage.

Emotions:  Even the most stoic among us experiences some confusing emotions associated with a divorce.  Most people experience a concoction of rage, confusion, desperation, and sadness.  Many seesaw between feelings of extreme vengeance and total antipathy.  But your lawyer, although sympathetic to your emotional rollercoaster, is clear-headed with an eye toward getting you the best deal possible.  If you need to be dissuaded from pursuing a battle over some menial detail, or if you need to be psyched up to fight for your rights, your attorney is there for you.  With an understanding of the law as a lever, your heavy hitting attorney keeps an eye on the prize.

Options:  There are generally a plethora of issues that need to be resolved in the course of a divorce.  While Mississippi laws guide one on the basics, the details of every divorce can be negotiated.  Rather than battling it out with your ex on your own, your experienced attorney goes to the table with your interests in mind, and all the legal tools in the tool bag to devise the deal you need. There is more than one way to achieve your goals, and your attorney knows those routes.

Paperwork:  Why hassle with the many forms and deadlines that are required when your able attorney can take care of it on your behalf?  Remember, if you’re representing yourself in court, the expectations for your performance are no more lenient than they are for any attorney.  Honest mistakes might be regarded as simple carelessness or as efforts at deception.  Neither benefits you.

Get Things Moving

If it’s time to start thinking about divorce and get the ball rolling, having the Jackson divorce attorneys at Derek L. Hall, P.C. on your team is the first move you should make.  With experience and dexterity, we will fight aggressively to achieve your desired outcomes.  Contact our office today to schedule a free, confidential consultation.

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