Elbow Injuries at Work in Rogers County are serious and require that a workers compensation case is opened. Over 3.7 million workers compensation claims occur each year. This is a significant cost to employers and employees alike. One of the more common injuries includes elbow injuries. Elbow injuries take approximately 6 months to fully recover and cost on average $7,000…
Answering the question do I need a common law divorce in Rogers County is that if you’re common law married you’ll need a divorce to end the marriage. Many times people never give any time to the thought of divorce if they’re in a common law marriage. In fact its not unusual for one of the parties to deny that…
Embezzlement Crimes in Rogers County are aggressively prosecuted in the District Court. Some people may remember the 2002 embezzlement scandal in the Northeast Oklahoma Barbie Doll Club. As a result of this crime, the woman, Cynthia Izon, received a 40 year prison sentence. During her tenure as treasurer of the club, Izon’s embezzlement scheme stole $100,000 from the club. She…
An Application to Revoke in Rogers County is filed by the District attorneys office. This is filed when they believe that you’ve violated your probation. There are several types of sentences within the justice system. For example, a crime that doesn’t result in death may sometimes be eligible for a suspended sentence. So a defendant who pleads guilty is then …
In March of 2017 a fatal shooting occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One man received multiple gunshot wounds to the head. He later died. Two women also suffered gunshot wounds to the head, hands and torso. However, the women lived. The gunman and his accomplice fled. During this they also stole a duffel bag of marijuana from the victims. The gunman…
One of the lesser known crimes is the unauthorized use of a motorcycle. Likely, it is because this is a somewhat tedious law. First, you have to understand which vehicles may fall into the category of motorcycle. Title 47 § 1-135 designates this though. It says any motorized vehicle with seats for each rider, having three wheels and an engine…
In Claremore child support modification is possible but there are circumstances that control the outcome. Financial circumstances are a varying part of life. As a result, some child support arrangements may no longer be feasible when a job change occurs. This may be a promotion or a demotion and it may require child support modification. In some cases, it may…
Many people will recall the film Fatal Attraction starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. The film follows a man who has a stalker fixated on him and his family. Things quickly escalate into violence which upends the life of the man and his family. While this film is dramatized, stalking crimes often do escalate into violent crimes and sometimes even…
Among the many facets of a child custody and support case is law used for calculating child support. The process, while it may seem daunting, is not as tedious as it may appear. This article will summarize it for you, including the idea of proportional income contribution. Statutes Used for Calculating Child Support The elements that the statutes consider when…
Knee injuries at work are extremely common. Minimum recovery costs for a typical knee injury are generally $20,000 on average. For some families, this is over half of their annual income. This is why Workers’ Compensation is in place. It intends to help workers pay for on-the-job injuries and not have to face out of pocket expenses of such magnitude….